norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Kuroishi 黒石

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: Kuroishi

Adult fare: ¥390 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, 15–19 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1615
06:1606:3115
06:3106:4615
06:4707:0215
07:0107:1615
07:1607:3115
07:3107:4615
07:4608:0115
08:0108:1615
08:1608:3115
08:3108:4615
09:0109:1615
09:3109:4615
10:0110:1615
10:3110:4615
11:0111:1615
11:3111:4615
12:0112:1615
12:3112:4615
13:0113:1615
13:3113:4615
14:0114:1615
14:3114:4615
15:0115:1615
15:3115:4615
16:0216:2119
16:2216:4119
16:4217:0119
17:0217:2119
17:2217:4119
17:4218:0119
18:0218:2119
18:2218:4119
18:4219:0119
19:0219:2119
19:2219:4119
19:4220:0119
20:2220:4119
21:0121:1615
21:3121:4615
22:0122:1615
22:3122:4615
23:0123:1615

First train back 06:31, last train back 23:31 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1615
06:3106:4615
07:0107:1615
07:3107:4615
08:0108:1615
08:3108:4615
09:0109:1615
09:3109:4615
10:0110:1615
10:3110:4615
11:0111:1615
11:3111:4615
12:0112:1615
12:3112:4615
13:0113:1615
13:3113:4615
14:0114:1615
14:3114:4615
15:0115:1615
15:3115:4615
16:0116:1615
16:3116:4615
17:0117:1615
17:3117:4615
18:0118:1615
18:3118:4615
19:0119:1615
19:3119:4615
20:0120:1615
20:3120:4615
21:0121:1615
21:3121:4615
22:0122:1615
22:3122:4615
23:0123:1615

First train back 06:46, last train back 23:31 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:4615
07:0107:1615
07:3107:4615
08:0108:1615
08:3108:4615
09:0109:1615
09:3109:4615
10:0110:1615
10:3110:4615
11:0111:1615
11:3111:4615
12:0112:1615
12:3112:4615
13:0113:1615
13:3113:4615
14:0114:1615
14:3114:4615
15:0115:1615
15:3115:4615
16:0116:1615
16:3116:4615
17:0117:1615
17:3117:4615
18:0118:1615
18:3118:4615
19:0119:1615
19:3119:4615
20:0120:1615
20:3120:4615
21:0121:1615
21:3121:4615
22:0122:1615

First train back 07:16, last train back 22:31 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.

黒石

Get off at the station with this sign: Kuroishi.

3. Get off at Kuroishi (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 Kuroishi (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

この電車は黒石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kuroishi?

黒石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kuroishi.

黒石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kuroishi?

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: Kuroishi