norikata 乗り方

Kumamoto Kōsen-mae 熊本高専前 → Shin-Suya 新須屋

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: ¥230 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 8–10 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:368
06:4306:518
06:5807:068
07:1307:218
07:2807:368
07:4307:518
07:5808:068
08:1308:218
08:2808:368
08:4308:518
09:1309:218
09:4309:518
10:1310:218
10:4310:518
11:1311:218
11:4311:518
12:1312:218
12:4312:518
13:1313:218
13:4313:518
14:1314:218
14:4314:518
15:1315:218
15:4315:518
16:1816:2810
16:3816:4810
16:5817:0810
17:1817:2810
17:3817:4810
17:5818:0810
18:1818:2810
18:3818:4810
18:5819:0810
19:1819:2810
19:3819:4810
19:5820:0810
20:1820:2810
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068
22:2822:368
22:5823:068
23:2823:368

First train back 06:10, last train back 23:10 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 8 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4306:518
07:1307:218
07:4307:518
08:1308:218
08:4308:518
09:1309:218
09:4309:518
10:1310:218
10:4310:518
11:1311:218
11:4311:518
12:1312:218
12:4312:518
13:1313:218
13:4313:518
14:1314:218
14:4314:518
15:1315:218
15:4315:518
16:1316:218
16:4316:518
17:1317:218
17:4317:518
18:1318:218
18:4318:518
19:1319:218
19:2819:368
19:5820:068
20:2820:368
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068
22:2822:368
22:5823:068
23:2823:368

First train back 06:10, last train back 23:10 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 8 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1307:218
07:4307:518
08:1308:218
08:4308:518
09:1309:218
09:4309:518
10:1310:218
10:4310:518
11:1311:218
11:4311:518
12:1312:218
12:4312:518
13:1313:218
13:4313:518
14:1314:218
14:4314:518
15:1315:218
15:4315:518
16:1316:218
16:4316:518
17:1317:218
17:4317:518
18:1318:218
18:4318:518
19:1319:218
19:2819:368
19:5820:068
20:2820:368
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068
22:2822:368

First train back 06:40, last train back 22:10 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.

新須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Shin-Suya.

3. Get off at Shin-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 Shin-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.

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

この電車は新須屋駅に止まりますか?

Does this train stop at Shin-Suya?

新須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Shin-Suya.

新須屋駅までいくらですか?

How much is it to Shin-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: Kumamoto Kōsen-mae · To: Shin-Suya