norikata 乗り方

Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前 → Horikawa 堀川

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

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 11–15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:3911
06:4306:5411
06:5807:0911
07:1307:2411
07:2807:3911
07:4307:5411
07:5808:0911
08:1308:2411
08:2808:3911
08:4308:5411
09:1309:2411
09:4309:5411
10:1310:2411
10:4310:5411
11:1311:2411
11:4311:5411
12:1312:2411
12:4312:5411
13:1313:2411
13:4313:5411
14:1314:2411
14:4314:5411
15:1315:2411
15:4315:5411
16:1816:3315
16:3816:5315
16:5817:1315
17:1817:3315
17:3817:5315
17:5818:1315
18:1818:3315
18:3818:5315
18:5819:1315
19:1819:3315
19:3819:5315
19:5820:1315
20:1820:3315
20:5821:0911
21:2821:3911
21:5822:0911
22:2822:3911
22:5823:0911
23:2823:3911

First train back 06:08, last train back 23:08 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4306:5411
07:1307:2411
07:4307:5411
08:1308:2411
08:4308:5411
09:1309:2411
09:4309:5411
10:1310:2411
10:4310:5411
11:1311:2411
11:4311:5411
12:1312:2411
12:4312:5411
13:1313:2411
13:4313:5411
14:1314:2411
14:4314:5411
15:1315:2411
15:4315:5411
16:1316:2411
16:4316:5411
17:1317:2411
17:4317:5411
18:1318:2411
18:4318:5411
19:1319:2411
19:2819:3911
19:5820:0911
20:2820:3911
20:5821:0911
21:2821:3911
21:5822:0911
22:2822:3911
22:5823:0911
23:2823:3911

First train back 06:08, last train back 23:08 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1307:2411
07:4307:5411
08:1308:2411
08:4308:5411
09:1309:2411
09:4309:5411
10:1310:2411
10:4310:5411
11:1311:2411
11:4311:5411
12:1312:2411
12:4312:5411
13:1313:2411
13:4313:5411
14:1314:2411
14:4314:5411
15:1315:2411
15:4315:5411
16:1316:2411
16:4316:5411
17:1317:2411
17:4317:5411
18:1318:2411
18:4318:5411
19:1319:2411
19:2819:3911
19:5820:0911
20:2820:3911
20:5821:0911
21:2821:3911
21:5822:0911
22:2822:3911

First train back 06:38, last train back 22:08 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

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.

堀川

Get off at the station with this sign: Horikawa.

3. Get off at Horikawa

  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 Horikawa

  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).

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

この電車は堀川駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Horikawa?

堀川駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Horikawa.

堀川駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Horikawa?

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: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae · To: Horikawa