norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前

Kikuchi Line · Kumamoto Electric Railway

Route

Kikuchi Line · One-man ワンマンPaper ticket, or pay the fare on boardSome IC cards only (くまモンのICカード (Kumamon IC Card))

Adult fare: ¥280 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 10–12 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:1810
06:2306:3310
06:3806:4810
06:5407:0410
07:0807:1810
07:2307:3310
07:3807:4810
07:5308:0310
08:0808:1810
08:2308:3310
08:3808:4810
09:0809:1810
09:3809:4810
10:0810:1810
10:3810:4810
11:0811:1810
11:3811:4810
12:0812:1810
12:3812:4810
13:0813:1810
13:3813:4810
14:0814:1810
14:3814:4810
15:0815:1810
15:3815:4810
16:1116:2312
16:3116:4312
16:5117:0312
17:1117:2312
17:3117:4312
17:5118:0312
18:1118:2312
18:3118:4312
18:5119:0312
19:1119:2312
19:3119:4312
19:5120:0312
20:3120:4312
21:0821:1810
21:3821:4810
22:0822:1810
22:3822:4810
23:0823:1810

First train back 06:28, last train back 23:28 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 10 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:1810
06:3806:4810
07:0807:1810
07:3807:4810
08:0808:1810
08:3808:4810
09:0809:1810
09:3809:4810
10:0810:1810
10:3810:4810
11:0811:1810
11:3811:4810
12:0812:1810
12:3812:4810
13:0813:1810
13:3813:4810
14:0814:1810
14:3814:4810
15:0815:1810
15:3815:4810
16:0816:1810
16:3816:4810
17:0817:1810
17:3817:4810
18:0818:1810
18:3818:4810
19:0819:1810
19:3819:4810
20:0820:1810
20:3820:4810
21:0821:1810
21:3821:4810
22:0822:1810
22:3822:4810
23:0823:1810

First train back 06:43, last train back 23:28 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 10 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:4810
07:0807:1810
07:3807:4810
08:0808:1810
08:3808:4810
09:0809:1810
09:3809:4810
10:0810:1810
10:3810:4810
11:0811:1810
11:3811:4810
12:0812:1810
12:3812:4810
13:0813:1810
13:3813:4810
14:0814:1810
14:3814:4810
15:0815:1810
15:3815:4810
16:0816:1810
16:3816:4810
17:0817:1810
17:3817:4810
18:0818:1810
18:3818:4810
19:0819:1810
19:3819:4810
20:0820:1810
20:3820:4810
21:0821:1810
21:3821:4810
22:0822:1810

First train back 07:13, last train back 22:28 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Horikawa

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.

熊本高専前

Get off at the station with this sign: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae.

3. Get off at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

1. Board at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.

堀川

Get off at the station with this sign: Horikawa.

3. Get off at Horikawa

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

Signs and phrases

Signs and phrases

整理券
seiriken — numbered ticket

Take one when you board at an unstaffed station or stop. Keep it.

運賃表
unchinhyō — fare display

The board above the driver. Each number on it has an amount.

運賃箱
unchinbako — fare box

The box next to the driver. Put your fare in it when you get off.

ワンマン
wanman — one-man operation

The driver drives and also collects fares. Pay at the fare box or give the 整理券 and fare to the driver.

無人駅
mujin-eki — unstaffed station

No staff member at the window. Use the unstaffed steps.

有人駅
yūjin-eki — staffed station

A staff member can check your ticket at the gate.

券売機
kenbaiki — ticket machine

Buy your ticket here before you board, at stations that have one.

両替
ryōgae — change

Change machine or window. Check whether the line gives change.

交通系ICカード
kōtsūkei IC kādo — transit IC card

Suica, ICOCA, PASMO and similar cards. Many rural lines do not accept them.

乗車券
jōshaken — ticket

A paper ticket for your journey. Hand it in when you get off.

Fare display

Holding ticket 3? Find number 3 on the 運賃表. Pay the amount shown next to it. The amounts go up as the train moves on.

Say this to the driver

この電車は熊本高専前駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae?

熊本高専前駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae.

熊本高専前駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kumamoto Kōsen-mae?

Sources and checks

Timetable: kumamotodentetsu/kumamotodentetsu GTFS-JP, valid 2026-05-11..2026-12-28. Fares and steps: Kumamoto Electric Railway pages checked 2026-10-09. Review status: draft, not yet reviewed.

From: Horikawa · To: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae