norikata 乗り方

Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前 → Miyoshi 御代志

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, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:1806:213
06:3306:363
06:4806:513
07:0407:073
07:1807:213
07:3307:363
07:4807:513
08:0308:063
08:1808:213
08:3308:363
08:4808:513
09:1809:213
09:4809:513
10:1810:213
10:4810:513
11:1811:213
11:4811:513
12:1812:213
12:4812:513
13:1813:213
13:4813:513
14:1814:213
14:4814:513
15:1815:213
15:4815:513
16:2316:263
16:4316:463
17:0317:063
17:2317:263
17:4317:463
18:0318:063
18:2318:263
18:4318:463
19:0319:063
19:2319:263
19:4319:463
20:0320:063
20:4320:463
21:1821:213
21:4821:513
22:1822:213
22:4822:513
23:1823:213

First train back 06:26, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:1806:213
06:4806:513
07:1807:213
07:4807:513
08:1808:213
08:4808:513
09:1809:213
09:4809:513
10:1810:213
10:4810:513
11:1811:213
11:4811:513
12:1812:213
12:4812:513
13:1813:213
13:4813:513
14:1814:213
14:4814:513
15:1815:213
15:4815:513
16:1816:213
16:4816:513
17:1817:213
17:4817:513
18:1818:213
18:4818:513
19:1819:213
19:4819:513
20:1820:213
20:4820:513
21:1821:213
21:4821:513
22:1822:213
22:4822:513
23:1823:213

First train back 06:41, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 3 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4806:513
07:1807:213
07:4807:513
08:1808:213
08:4808:513
09:1809:213
09:4809:513
10:1810:213
10:4810:513
11:1811:213
11:4811:513
12:1812:213
12:4812:513
13:1813:213
13:4813:513
14:1814:213
14:4814:513
15:1815:213
15:4815:513
16:1816:213
16:4816:513
17:1817:213
17:4817:513
18:1818:213
18:4818:513
19:1819:213
19:4819:513
20:1820:213
20:4820:513
21:1821:213
21:4821:513
22:1822:213

First train back 07:11, last train back 22:26 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.

御代志

Get off at the station with this sign: Miyoshi.

3. Get off at Miyoshi

  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 Miyoshi

  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

この電車は御代志駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Miyoshi?

御代志駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Miyoshi.

御代志駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Miyoshi?

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: Miyoshi