norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Suya 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, 4 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:124
06:2306:274
06:3806:424
06:5406:584
07:0807:124
07:2307:274
07:3807:424
07:5307:574
08:0808:124
08:2308:274
08:3808:424
09:0809:124
09:3809:424
10:0810:124
10:3810:424
11:0811:124
11:3811:424
12:0812:124
12:3812:424
13:0813:124
13:3813:424
14:0814:124
14:3814:424
15:0815:124
15:3815:424
16:1116:154
16:3116:354
16:5116:554
17:1117:154
17:3117:354
17:5117:554
18:1118:154
18:3118:354
18:5118:554
19:1119:154
19:3119:354
19:5119:554
20:3120:354
21:0821:124
21:3821:424
22:0822:124
22:3822:424
23:0823:124

First train back 06:35, last train back 23:35 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 4 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0806:124
06:3806:424
07:0807:124
07:3807:424
08:0808:124
08:3808:424
09:0809:124
09:3809:424
10:0810:124
10:3810:424
11:0811:124
11:3811:424
12:0812:124
12:3812:424
13:0813:124
13:3813:424
14:0814:124
14:3814:424
15:0815:124
15:3815:424
16:0816:124
16:3816:424
17:0817:124
17:3817:424
18:0818:124
18:3818:424
19:0819:124
19:3819:424
20:0820:124
20:3820:424
21:0821:124
21:3821:424
22:0822:124
22:3822:424
23:0823:124

First train back 06:50, last train back 23:35 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 4 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3806:424
07:0807:124
07:3807:424
08:0808:124
08:3808:424
09:0809:124
09:3809:424
10:0810:124
10:3810:424
11:0811:124
11:3811:424
12:0812:124
12:3812:424
13:0813:124
13:3813:424
14:0814:124
14:3814:424
15:0815:124
15:3815:424
16:0816:124
16:3816:424
17:0817:124
17:3817:424
18:0818:124
18:3818:424
19:0819:124
19:3819:424
20:0820:124
20:3820:424
21:0821:124
21:3821:424
22:0822:124

First train back 07:20, last train back 22:35 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.

須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Suya.

3. Get off at 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 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

この電車は須屋駅に止まりますか?

Does this train stop at Suya?

須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Suya.

須屋駅までいくらですか?

How much is it to 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: Suya