norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Shin-Suya 新須屋

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: ¥210 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:102
06:2306:252
06:3806:402
06:5406:562
07:0807:102
07:2307:252
07:3807:402
07:5307:552
08:0808:102
08:2308:252
08:3808:402
09:0809:102
09:3809:402
10:0810:102
10:3810:402
11:0811:102
11:3811:402
12:0812:102
12:3812:402
13:0813:102
13:3813:402
14:0814:102
14:3814:402
15:0815:102
15:3815:402
16:1116:132
16:3116:332
16:5116:532
17:1117:132
17:3117:332
17:5117:532
18:1118:132
18:3118:332
18:5118:532
19:1119:132
19:3119:332
19:5119:532
20:3120:332
21:0821:102
21:3821:402
22:0822:102
22:3822:402
23:0823:102

First train back 06:36, last train back 23:36 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:102
06:3806:402
07:0807:102
07:3807:402
08:0808:102
08:3808:402
09:0809:102
09:3809:402
10:0810:102
10:3810:402
11:0811:102
11:3811:402
12:0812:102
12:3812:402
13:0813:102
13:3813:402
14:0814:102
14:3814:402
15:0815:102
15:3815:402
16:0816:102
16:3816:402
17:0817:102
17:3817:402
18:0818:102
18:3818:402
19:0819:102
19:3819:402
20:0820:102
20:3820:402
21:0821:102
21:3821:402
22:0822:102
22:3822:402
23:0823:102

First train back 06:51, last train back 23:36 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:402
07:0807:102
07:3807:402
08:0808:102
08:3808:402
09:0809:102
09:3809:402
10:0810:102
10:3810:402
11:0811:102
11:3811:402
12:0812:102
12:3812:402
13:0813:102
13:3813:402
14:0814:102
14:3814:402
15:0815:102
15:3815:402
16:0816:102
16:3816:402
17:0817:102
17:3817:402
18:0818:102
18:3818:402
19:0819:102
19:3819:402
20:0820:102
20:3820:402
21:0821:102
21:3821:402
22:0822:102

First train back 07:21, last train back 22:36 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.

新須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Shin-Suya.

3. Get off at Shin-Suya

  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 Shin-Suya

  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

この電車は新須屋駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Shin-Suya?

新須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Shin-Suya.

新須屋駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Shin-Suya?

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: Shin-Suya