norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Mitsuishi 三ツ石

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: ¥230 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:146
06:2306:296
06:3806:446
06:5407:006
07:0807:146
07:2307:296
07:3807:446
07:5307:596
08:0808:146
08:2308:296
08:3808:446
09:0809:146
09:3809:446
10:0810:146
10:3810:446
11:0811:146
11:3811:446
12:0812:146
12:3812:446
13:0813:146
13:3813:446
14:0814:146
14:3814:446
15:0815:146
15:3815:446
16:1116:176
16:3116:376
16:5116:576
17:1117:176
17:3117:376
17:5117:576
18:1118:176
18:3118:376
18:5118:576
19:1119:176
19:3119:376
19:5119:576
20:3120:376
21:0821:146
21:3821:446
22:0822:146
22:3822:446
23:0823:146

First train back 06:33, last train back 23:33 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:146
06:3806:446
07:0807:146
07:3807:446
08:0808:146
08:3808:446
09:0809:146
09:3809:446
10:0810:146
10:3810:446
11:0811:146
11:3811:446
12:0812:146
12:3812:446
13:0813:146
13:3813:446
14:0814:146
14:3814:446
15:0815:146
15:3815:446
16:0816:146
16:3816:446
17:0817:146
17:3817:446
18:0818:146
18:3818:446
19:0819:146
19:3819:446
20:0820:146
20:3820:446
21:0821:146
21:3821:446
22:0822:146
22:3822:446
23:0823:146

First train back 06:48, last train back 23:33 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:446
07:0807:146
07:3807:446
08:0808:146
08:3808:446
09:0809:146
09:3809:446
10:0810:146
10:3810:446
11:0811:146
11:3811:446
12:0812:146
12:3812:446
13:0813:146
13:3813:446
14:0814:146
14:3814:446
15:0815:146
15:3815:446
16:0816:146
16:3816:446
17:0817:146
17:3817:446
18:0818:146
18:3818:446
19:0819:146
19:3819:446
20:0820:146
20:3820:446
21:0821:146
21:3821:446
22:0822:146

First train back 07:18, last train back 22:33 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.

三ツ石

Get off at the station with this sign: Mitsuishi.

3. Get off at Mitsuishi

  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 Mitsuishi

  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

この電車は三ツ石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Mitsuishi?

三ツ石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Mitsuishi.

三ツ石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Mitsuishi?

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: Mitsuishi