norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Kurokamimachi 黒髪町

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))Unstaffed: Kurokamimachi

Adult fare: ¥280 one-way P

39 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 39 direct trains, 10–11 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3906:4910
06:5407:0410
07:0907:1910
07:2407:3410
07:3907:4910
07:5408:0410
08:0908:1910
08:2408:3410
08:3908:4910
08:5409:0410
09:2409:3410
09:5410:0410
10:2410:3410
10:5411:0410
11:2411:3410
11:5412:0410
12:2412:3410
12:5413:0410
13:2413:3410
13:5414:0410
14:2414:3410
14:5415:0410
15:2415:3410
15:5416:0410
16:3316:4411
16:5317:0411
17:1317:2411
17:3317:4411
17:5318:0411
18:1318:2411
18:3318:4411
18:5319:0411
19:1319:2411
19:5320:0411
20:3320:4411
21:0921:1910
21:3921:4910
22:0922:1910
22:3922:4910

First train back 06:28, last train back 22:58 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 32 direct trains, 10 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:5407:0410
07:2407:3410
07:5408:0410
08:2408:3410
08:5409:0410
09:2409:3410
09:5410:0410
10:2410:3410
10:5411:0410
11:2411:3410
11:5412:0410
12:2412:3410
12:5413:0410
13:2413:3410
13:5414:0410
14:2414:3410
14:5415:0410
15:2415:3410
15:5416:0410
16:2416:3410
16:5417:0410
17:2417:3410
17:5418:0410
18:2418:3410
18:5419:0410
19:2419:3410
20:0920:1910
20:3920:4910
21:0921:1910
21:3921:4910
22:0922:1910
22:3922:4910

First train back 06:28, last train back 22:58 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 29 direct trains, 10 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2407:3410
07:5408:0410
08:2408:3410
08:5409:0410
09:2409:3410
09:5410:0410
10:2410:3410
10:5411:0410
11:2411:3410
11:5412:0410
12:2412:3410
12:5413:0410
13:2413:3410
13:5414:0410
14:2414:3410
14:5415:0410
15:2415:3410
15:5416:0410
16:2416:3410
16:5417:0410
17:2417:3410
17:5418:0410
18:2418:3410
18:5419:0410
19:2419:3410
20:0920:1910
20:3920:4910
21:0921:1910
21:3921:4910

First train back 07:28, last train back 21:58 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.

黒髪町

Get off at the station with this sign: Kurokamimachi.

3. Get off at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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 Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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. If you bought a paper ticket, keep it. If not, you took a 整理券 when you boarded: keep it until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

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

この電車は黒髪町駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kurokamimachi?

黒髪町駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kurokamimachi.

黒髪町駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kurokamimachi?

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: Kurokamimachi