norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Miyoshi 御代志

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: ¥350 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 13–15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:2113
06:2306:3613
06:3806:5113
06:5407:0713
07:0807:2113
07:2307:3613
07:3807:5113
07:5308:0613
08:0808:2113
08:2308:3613
08:3808:5113
09:0809:2113
09:3809:5113
10:0810:2113
10:3810:5113
11:0811:2113
11:3811:5113
12:0812:2113
12:3812:5113
13:0813:2113
13:3813:5113
14:0814:2113
14:3814:5113
15:0815:2113
15:3815:5113
16:1116:2615
16:3116:4615
16:5117:0615
17:1117:2615
17:3117:4615
17:5118:0615
18:1118:2615
18:3118:4615
18:5119:0615
19:1119:2615
19:3119:4615
19:5120:0615
20:3120:4615
21:0821:2113
21:3821:5113
22:0822:2113
22:3822:5113
23:0823:2113

First train back 06:26, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:2113
06:3806:5113
07:0807:2113
07:3807:5113
08:0808:2113
08:3808:5113
09:0809:2113
09:3809:5113
10:0810:2113
10:3810:5113
11:0811:2113
11:3811:5113
12:0812:2113
12:3812:5113
13:0813:2113
13:3813:5113
14:0814:2113
14:3814:5113
15:0815:2113
15:3815:5113
16:0816:2113
16:3816:5113
17:0817:2113
17:3817:5113
18:0818:2113
18:3818:5113
19:0819:2113
19:3819:5113
20:0820:2113
20:3820:5113
21:0821:2113
21:3821:5113
22:0822:2113
22:3822:5113
23:0823:2113

First train back 06:41, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:5113
07:0807:2113
07:3807:5113
08:0808:2113
08:3808:5113
09:0809:2113
09:3809:5113
10:0810:2113
10:3810:5113
11:0811:2113
11:3811:5113
12:0812:2113
12:3812:5113
13:0813:2113
13:3813:5113
14:0814:2113
14:3814:5113
15:0815:2113
15:3815:5113
16:0816:2113
16:3816:5113
17:0817:2113
17:3817:5113
18:0818:2113
18:3818:5113
19:0819:2113
19:3819:5113
20:0820:2113
20:3820:5113
21:0821:2113
21:3821:5113
22:0822:2113

First train back 07:11, last train back 22:26 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.

御代志

Get off at the station with this sign: Miyoshi.

3. Get off at Miyoshi

  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 Miyoshi

  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

この電車は御代志駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Miyoshi?

御代志駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Miyoshi.

御代志駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Miyoshi?

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: Miyoshi