norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Kankanzaka 韓々坂

Kami-Kumamoto Line · Kumamoto Electric Railway

Route

Kami-Kumamoto 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: Kankanzaka

Adult fare: ¥230 one-way P

31 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: 31 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:117
06:3406:417
07:0407:117
07:3407:417
08:0408:117
08:3408:417
09:0409:117
09:3409:417
10:0410:117
10:3410:417
11:0411:117
11:3411:417
12:0412:117
12:3412:417
13:0413:117
13:3413:417
14:0414:117
14:3414:417
15:0415:117
15:3415:417
16:0416:117
16:3416:417
17:0417:117
17:3417:417
18:0418:117
18:3418:417
19:0419:117
19:3419:417
20:0420:117
20:3420:417
21:0421:117

First train back 06:20, last train back 21:20 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 31 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:117
06:3406:417
07:0407:117
07:3407:417
08:0408:117
08:3408:417
09:0409:117
09:3409:417
10:0410:117
10:3410:417
11:0411:117
11:3411:417
12:0412:117
12:3412:417
13:0413:117
13:3413:417
14:0414:117
14:3414:417
15:0415:117
15:3415:417
16:0416:117
16:3416:417
17:0417:117
17:3417:417
18:0418:117
18:3418:417
19:0419:117
19:3419:417
20:0420:117
20:3420:417
21:0421:117

First train back 06:20, last train back 21:20 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 31 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:117
06:3406:417
07:0407:117
07:3407:417
08:0408:117
08:3408:417
09:0409:117
09:3409:417
10:0410:117
10:3410:417
11:0411:117
11:3411:417
12:0412:117
12:3412:417
13:0413:117
13:3413:417
14:0414:117
14:3414:417
15:0415:117
15:3415:417
16:0416:117
16:3416:417
17:0417:117
17:3417:417
18:0418:117
18:3418:417
19:0419:117
19:3419:417
20:0420:117
20:3420:417
21:0421:117

First train back 06:20, last train back 21:20 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.

韓々坂

Get off at the station with this sign: Kankanzaka.

3. Get off at Kankanzaka (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 Kankanzaka (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

この電車は韓々坂駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kankanzaka?

韓々坂駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kankanzaka.

韓々坂駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kankanzaka?

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: Kankanzaka