norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Suya 須屋

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: ¥280 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, 11–13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1211
06:1606:2711
06:3106:4211
06:4706:5811
07:0107:1211
07:1607:2711
07:3107:4211
07:4607:5711
08:0108:1211
08:1608:2711
08:3108:4211
09:0109:1211
09:3109:4211
10:0110:1211
10:3110:4211
11:0111:1211
11:3111:4211
12:0112:1211
12:3112:4211
13:0113:1211
13:3113:4211
14:0114:1211
14:3114:4211
15:0115:1211
15:3115:4211
16:0216:1513
16:2216:3513
16:4216:5513
17:0217:1513
17:2217:3513
17:4217:5513
18:0218:1513
18:2218:3513
18:4218:5513
19:0219:1513
19:2219:3513
19:4219:5513
20:2220:3513
21:0121:1211
21:3121:4211
22:0122:1211
22:3122:4211
23:0123:1211

First train back 06:35, last train back 23:35 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 11 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0106:1211
06:3106:4211
07:0107:1211
07:3107:4211
08:0108:1211
08:3108:4211
09:0109:1211
09:3109:4211
10:0110:1211
10:3110:4211
11:0111:1211
11:3111:4211
12:0112:1211
12:3112:4211
13:0113:1211
13:3113:4211
14:0114:1211
14:3114:4211
15:0115:1211
15:3115:4211
16:0116:1211
16:3116:4211
17:0117:1211
17:3117:4211
18:0118:1211
18:3118:4211
19:0119:1211
19:3119:4211
20:0120:1211
20:3120:4211
21:0121:1211
21:3121:4211
22:0122:1211
22:3122:4211
23:0123:1211

First train back 06:50, last train back 23:35 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 11 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3106:4211
07:0107:1211
07:3107:4211
08:0108:1211
08:3108:4211
09:0109:1211
09:3109:4211
10:0110:1211
10:3110:4211
11:0111:1211
11:3111:4211
12:0112:1211
12:3112:4211
13:0113:1211
13:3113:4211
14:0114:1211
14:3114:4211
15:0115:1211
15:3115:4211
16:0116:1211
16:3116:4211
17:0117:1211
17:3117:4211
18:0118:1211
18:3118:4211
19:0119:1211
19:3119:4211
20:0120:1211
20:3120:4211
21:0121:1211
21:3121:4211
22:0122:1211

First train back 07:20, last train back 22:35 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.

須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Suya.

3. Get off at Suya

  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 Suya

  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

この電車は須屋駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Suya?

須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Suya.

須屋駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Suya?

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: Suya