norikata 乗り方

Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本 → Uchigoshi 打越

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))

Adult fare: ¥210 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, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:073
06:3406:373
07:0407:073
07:3407:373
08:0408:073
08:3408:373
09:0409:073
09:3409:373
10:0410:073
10:3410:373
11:0411:073
11:3411:373
12:0412:073
12:3412:373
13:0413:073
13:3413:373
14:0414:073
14:3414:373
15:0415:073
15:3415:373
16:0416:073
16:3416:373
17:0417:073
17:3417:373
18:0418:073
18:3418:373
19:0419:073
19:3419:373
20:0420:073
20:3420:373
21:0421:073

First train back 06:24, last train back 21:24 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 31 direct trains, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:073
06:3406:373
07:0407:073
07:3407:373
08:0408:073
08:3408:373
09:0409:073
09:3409:373
10:0410:073
10:3410:373
11:0411:073
11:3411:373
12:0412:073
12:3412:373
13:0413:073
13:3413:373
14:0414:073
14:3414:373
15:0415:073
15:3415:373
16:0416:073
16:3416:373
17:0417:073
17:3417:373
18:0418:073
18:3418:373
19:0419:073
19:3419:373
20:0420:073
20:3420:373
21:0421:073

First train back 06:24, last train back 21:24 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 31 direct trains, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:0406:073
06:3406:373
07:0407:073
07:3407:373
08:0408:073
08:3408:373
09:0409:073
09:3409:373
10:0410:073
10:3410:373
11:0411:073
11:3411:373
12:0412:073
12:3412:373
13:0413:073
13:3413:373
14:0414:073
14:3414:373
15:0415:073
15:3415:373
16:0416:073
16:3416:373
17:0417:073
17:3417:373
18:0418:073
18:3418:373
19:0419:073
19:3419:373
20:0420:073
20:3420:373
21:0421:073

First train back 06:24, last train back 21:24 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.

打越

Get off at the station with this sign: Uchigoshi.

3. Get off at Uchigoshi

  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 Uchigoshi

  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

この電車は打越駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Uchigoshi?

打越駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Uchigoshi.

打越駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Uchigoshi?

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: Uchigoshi