norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Saishun Iryō Center-mae 再春医療センター前

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: ¥350 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 11–13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:1911
06:2306:3411
06:3806:4911
06:5407:0511
07:0807:1911
07:2307:3411
07:3807:4911
07:5308:0411
08:0808:1911
08:2308:3411
08:3808:4911
09:0809:1911
09:3809:4911
10:0810:1911
10:3810:4911
11:0811:1911
11:3811:4911
12:0812:1911
12:3812:4911
13:0813:1911
13:3813:4911
14:0814:1911
14:3814:4911
15:0815:1911
15:3815:4911
16:1116:2413
16:3116:4413
16:5117:0413
17:1117:2413
17:3117:4413
17:5118:0413
18:1118:2413
18:3118:4413
18:5119:0413
19:1119:2413
19:3119:4413
19:5120:0413
20:3120:4413
21:0821:1911
21:3821:4911
22:0822:1911
22:3822:4911
23:0823:1911

First train back 06:27, last train back 23:27 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 11 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:1911
06:3806:4911
07:0807:1911
07:3807:4911
08:0808:1911
08:3808:4911
09:0809:1911
09:3809:4911
10:0810:1911
10:3810:4911
11:0811:1911
11:3811:4911
12:0812:1911
12:3812:4911
13:0813:1911
13:3813:4911
14:0814:1911
14:3814:4911
15:0815:1911
15:3815:4911
16:0816:1911
16:3816:4911
17:0817:1911
17:3817:4911
18:0818:1911
18:3818:4911
19:0819:1911
19:3819:4911
20:0820:1911
20:3820:4911
21:0821:1911
21:3821:4911
22:0822:1911
22:3822:4911
23:0823:1911

First train back 06:42, last train back 23:27 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 11 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:4911
07:0807:1911
07:3807:4911
08:0808:1911
08:3808:4911
09:0809:1911
09:3809:4911
10:0810:1911
10:3810:4911
11:0811:1911
11:3811:4911
12:0812:1911
12:3812:4911
13:0813:1911
13:3813:4911
14:0814:1911
14:3814:4911
15:0815:1911
15:3815:4911
16:0816:1911
16:3816:4911
17:0817:1911
17:3817:4911
18:0818:1911
18:3818:4911
19:0819:1911
19:3819:4911
20:0820:1911
20:3820:4911
21:0821:1911
21:3821:4911
22:0822:1911

First train back 07:12, last train back 22:27 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.

再春医療センター前

Get off at the station with this sign: Saishun Iryō Center-mae.

3. Get off at Saishun Iryō Center-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 Saishun Iryō Center-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

この電車は再春医療センター前駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Saishun Iryō Center-mae?

再春医療センター前駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Saishun Iryō Center-mae.

再春医療センター前駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Saishun Iryō Center-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: Saishun Iryō Center-mae