norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Mitsuishi 三ツ石

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))

Adult fare: ¥350 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, 13–15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1413
06:1606:2913
06:3106:4413
06:4707:0013
07:0107:1413
07:1607:2913
07:3107:4413
07:4607:5913
08:0108:1413
08:1608:2913
08:3108:4413
09:0109:1413
09:3109:4413
10:0110:1413
10:3110:4413
11:0111:1413
11:3111:4413
12:0112:1413
12:3112:4413
13:0113:1413
13:3113:4413
14:0114:1413
14:3114:4413
15:0115:1413
15:3115:4413
16:0216:1715
16:2216:3715
16:4216:5715
17:0217:1715
17:2217:3715
17:4217:5715
18:0218:1715
18:2218:3715
18:4218:5715
19:0219:1715
19:2219:3715
19:4219:5715
20:2220:3715
21:0121:1413
21:3121:4413
22:0122:1413
22:3122:4413
23:0123:1413

First train back 06:33, last train back 23:33 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1413
06:3106:4413
07:0107:1413
07:3107:4413
08:0108:1413
08:3108:4413
09:0109:1413
09:3109:4413
10:0110:1413
10:3110:4413
11:0111:1413
11:3111:4413
12:0112:1413
12:3112:4413
13:0113:1413
13:3113:4413
14:0114:1413
14:3114:4413
15:0115:1413
15:3115:4413
16:0116:1413
16:3116:4413
17:0117:1413
17:3117:4413
18:0118:1413
18:3118:4413
19:0119:1413
19:3119:4413
20:0120:1413
20:3120:4413
21:0121:1413
21:3121:4413
22:0122:1413
22:3122:4413
23:0123:1413

First train back 06:48, last train back 23:33 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:4413
07:0107:1413
07:3107:4413
08:0108:1413
08:3108:4413
09:0109:1413
09:3109:4413
10:0110:1413
10:3110:4413
11:0111:1413
11:3111:4413
12:0112:1413
12:3112:4413
13:0113:1413
13:3113:4413
14:0114:1413
14:3114:4413
15:0115:1413
15:3115:4413
16:0116:1413
16:3116:4413
17:0117:1413
17:3117:4413
18:0118:1413
18:3118:4413
19:0119:1413
19:3119:4413
20:0120:1413
20:3120:4413
21:0121:1413
21:3121:4413
22:0122:1413

First train back 07:18, last train back 22:33 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.

三ツ石

Get off at the station with this sign: Mitsuishi.

3. Get off at Mitsuishi

  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 Mitsuishi

  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

この電車は三ツ石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Mitsuishi?

三ツ石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Mitsuishi.

三ツ石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Mitsuishi?

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: Mitsuishi