norikata 乗り方

Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前 → 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: ¥210 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 5–7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:335
06:4306:485
06:5807:035
07:1307:185
07:2807:335
07:4307:485
07:5808:035
08:1308:185
08:2808:335
08:4308:485
09:1309:185
09:4309:485
10:1310:185
10:4310:485
11:1311:185
11:4311:485
12:1312:185
12:4312:485
13:1313:185
13:4313:485
14:1314:185
14:4314:485
15:1315:185
15:4315:485
16:1816:257
16:3816:457
16:5817:057
17:1817:257
17:3817:457
17:5818:057
18:1818:257
18:3818:457
18:5819:057
19:1819:257
19:3819:457
19:5820:057
20:1820:257
20:5821:035
21:2821:335
21:5822:035
22:2822:335
22:5823:035
23:2823:335

First train back 06:14, last train back 23:14 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4306:485
07:1307:185
07:4307:485
08:1308:185
08:4308:485
09:1309:185
09:4309:485
10:1310:185
10:4310:485
11:1311:185
11:4311:485
12:1312:185
12:4312:485
13:1313:185
13:4313:485
14:1314:185
14:4314:485
15:1315:185
15:4315:485
16:1316:185
16:4316:485
17:1317:185
17:4317:485
18:1318:185
18:4318:485
19:1319:185
19:2819:335
19:5820:035
20:2820:335
20:5821:035
21:2821:335
21:5822:035
22:2822:335
22:5823:035
23:2823:335

First train back 06:14, last train back 23:14 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1307:185
07:4307:485
08:1308:185
08:4308:485
09:1309:185
09:4309:485
10:1310:185
10:4310:485
11:1311:185
11:4311:485
12:1312:185
12:4312:485
13:1313:185
13:4313:485
14:1314:185
14:4314:485
15:1315:185
15:4315:485
16:1316:185
16:4316:485
17:1317:185
17:4317:485
18:1318:185
18:4318:485
19:1319:185
19:2819:335
19:5820:035
20:2820:335
20:5821:035
21:2821:335
21:5822:035
22:2822:335

First train back 06:44, last train back 22:14 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.

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.

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: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae · To: Mitsuishi