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Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前

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: ¥420 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, 17–21 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1817
06:1606:3317
06:3106:4817
06:4707:0417
07:0107:1817
07:1607:3317
07:3107:4817
07:4608:0317
08:0108:1817
08:1608:3317
08:3108:4817
09:0109:1817
09:3109:4817
10:0110:1817
10:3110:4817
11:0111:1817
11:3111:4817
12:0112:1817
12:3112:4817
13:0113:1817
13:3113:4817
14:0114:1817
14:3114:4817
15:0115:1817
15:3115:4817
16:0216:2321
16:2216:4321
16:4217:0321
17:0217:2321
17:2217:4321
17:4218:0321
18:0218:2321
18:2218:4321
18:4219:0321
19:0219:2321
19:2219:4321
19:4220:0321
20:2220:4321
21:0121:1817
21:3121:4817
22:0122:1817
22:3122:4817
23:0123:1817

First train back 06:28, last train back 23:28 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1817
06:3106:4817
07:0107:1817
07:3107:4817
08:0108:1817
08:3108:4817
09:0109:1817
09:3109:4817
10:0110:1817
10:3110:4817
11:0111:1817
11:3111:4817
12:0112:1817
12:3112:4817
13:0113:1817
13:3113:4817
14:0114:1817
14:3114:4817
15:0115:1817
15:3115:4817
16:0116:1817
16:3116:4817
17:0117:1817
17:3117:4817
18:0118:1817
18:3118:4817
19:0119:1817
19:3119:4817
20:0120:1817
20:3120:4817
21:0121:1817
21:3121:4817
22:0122:1817
22:3122:4817
23:0123:1817

First train back 06:43, last train back 23:28 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 17 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:4817
07:0107:1817
07:3107:4817
08:0108:1817
08:3108:4817
09:0109:1817
09:3109:4817
10:0110:1817
10:3110:4817
11:0111:1817
11:3111:4817
12:0112:1817
12:3112:4817
13:0113:1817
13:3113:4817
14:0114:1817
14:3114:4817
15:0115:1817
15:3115:4817
16:0116:1817
16:3116:4817
17:0117:1817
17:3117:4817
18:0118:1817
18:3118:4817
19:0119:1817
19:3119:4817
20:0120:1817
20:3120:4817
21:0121:1817
21:3121:4817
22:0122:1817

First train back 07:13, last train back 22:28 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.

熊本高専前

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

3. Get off at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae

  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 Kumamoto Kōsen-mae

  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

この電車は熊本高専前駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae?

熊本高専前駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kumamoto Kōsen-mae.

熊本高専前駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kumamoto Kōsen-mae?

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: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae