norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Horikawa 堀川

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: ¥230 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, 7–9 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:087
06:1606:237
06:3106:387
06:4706:547
07:0107:087
07:1607:237
07:3107:387
07:4607:537
08:0108:087
08:1608:237
08:3108:387
09:0109:087
09:3109:387
10:0110:087
10:3110:387
11:0111:087
11:3111:387
12:0112:087
12:3112:387
13:0113:087
13:3113:387
14:0114:087
14:3114:387
15:0115:087
15:3115:387
16:0216:119
16:2216:319
16:4216:519
17:0217:119
17:2217:319
17:4217:519
18:0218:119
18:2218:319
18:4218:519
19:0219:119
19:2219:319
19:4219:519
20:2220:319
21:0121:087
21:3121:387
22:0122:087
22:3122:387
23:0123:087

First train back 06:39, last train back 23:39 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:087
06:3106:387
07:0107:087
07:3107:387
08:0108:087
08:3108:387
09:0109:087
09:3109:387
10:0110:087
10:3110:387
11:0111:087
11:3111:387
12:0112:087
12:3112:387
13:0113:087
13:3113:387
14:0114:087
14:3114:387
15:0115:087
15:3115:387
16:0116:087
16:3116:387
17:0117:087
17:3117:387
18:0118:087
18:3118:387
19:0119:087
19:3119:387
20:0120:087
20:3120:387
21:0121:087
21:3121:387
22:0122:087
22:3122:387
23:0123:087

First train back 06:54, last train back 23:39 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:387
07:0107:087
07:3107:387
08:0108:087
08:3108:387
09:0109:087
09:3109:387
10:0110:087
10:3110:387
11:0111:087
11:3111:387
12:0112:087
12:3112:387
13:0113:087
13:3113:387
14:0114:087
14:3114:387
15:0115:087
15:3115:387
16:0116:087
16:3116:387
17:0117:087
17:3117:387
18:0118:087
18:3118:387
19:0119:087
19:3119:387
20:0120:087
20:3120:387
21:0121:087
21:3121:387
22:0122:087

First train back 07:24, last train back 22:39 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.

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).

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.

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

この電車は堀川駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Horikawa?

堀川駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Horikawa.

堀川駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Horikawa?

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: Horikawa