norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Hakenomiya 八景水谷

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))Unstaffed: Hakenomiya

Adult fare: ¥210 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Before you go
Kita-Kumamoto: change trainsKami-Kumamoto Line trains run only between Kami-Kumamoto and Kita-Kumamoto. Change here for Miyoshi or Fujisakigū-mae (connections about 2 minutes) and pay one through fare when you get off.

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:065
06:1606:215
06:3106:365
06:4706:525
07:0107:065
07:1607:215
07:3107:365
07:4607:515
08:0108:065
08:1608:215
08:3108:365
09:0109:065
09:3109:365
10:0110:065
10:3110:365
11:0111:065
11:3111:365
12:0112:065
12:3112:365
13:0113:065
13:3113:365
14:0114:065
14:3114:365
15:0115:065
15:3115:365
16:0216:075
16:2216:275
16:4216:475
17:0217:075
17:2217:275
17:4217:475
18:0218:075
18:2218:275
18:4218:475
19:0219:075
19:2219:275
19:4219:475
20:2220:275
21:0121:065
21:3121:365
22:0122:065
22:3122:365
23:0123:065

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

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:065
06:3106:365
07:0107:065
07:3107:365
08:0108:065
08:3108:365
09:0109:065
09:3109:365
10:0110:065
10:3110:365
11:0111:065
11:3111:365
12:0112:065
12:3112:365
13:0113:065
13:3113:365
14:0114:065
14:3114:365
15:0115:065
15:3115:365
16:0116:065
16:3116:365
17:0117:065
17:3117:365
18:0118:065
18:3118:365
19:0119:065
19:3119:365
20:0120:065
20:3120:365
21:0121:065
21:3121:365
22:0122:065
22:3122:365
23:0123:065

First train back 06:56, last train back 23:41 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:365
07:0107:065
07:3107:365
08:0108:065
08:3108:365
09:0109:065
09:3109:365
10:0110:065
10:3110:365
11:0111:065
11:3111:365
12:0112:065
12:3112:365
13:0113:065
13:3113:365
14:0114:065
14:3114:365
15:0115:065
15:3115:365
16:0116:065
16:3116:365
17:0117:065
17:3117:365
18:0118:065
18:3118:365
19:0119:065
19:3119:365
20:0120:065
20:3120:365
21:0121:065
21:3121:365
22:0122:065

First train back 07:26, last train back 22:41 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Kita-Kumamoto

  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.

八景水谷

Get off at the station with this sign: Hakenomiya.

3. Get off at Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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 Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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 the 整理券 you took when you boarded until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

北熊本

Get off at the station with this sign: Kita-Kumamoto.

3. Get off at Kita-Kumamoto

  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

この電車は八景水谷駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Hakenomiya?

八景水谷駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Hakenomiya.

八景水谷駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Hakenomiya?

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: Kita-Kumamoto · To: Hakenomiya