norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Hakenomiya 八景水谷

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))Unstaffed: Kurokamimachi, Hakenomiya

Adult fare: ¥230 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 8–9 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:368
06:5807:068
07:1307:218
07:2807:368
07:4307:518
07:5808:068
08:1308:218
08:2808:368
08:5809:068
09:2809:368
09:5810:068
10:2810:368
10:5811:068
11:2811:368
11:5812:068
12:2812:368
12:5813:068
13:2813:368
13:5814:068
14:2814:368
14:5815:068
15:2815:368
15:5816:079
16:1816:279
16:3816:479
16:5817:079
17:1817:279
17:3817:479
17:5818:079
18:1818:279
18:3818:479
18:5819:079
19:1819:279
19:3819:479
20:1820:279
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068
22:2822:368
22:5823:068

First train back 06:41, last train back 22:41 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 8 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:368
07:2807:368
07:5808:068
08:2808:368
08:5809:068
09:2809:368
09:5810:068
10:2810:368
10:5811:068
11:2811:368
11:5812:068
12:2812:368
12:5813:068
13:2813:368
13:5814:068
14:2814:368
14:5815:068
15:2815:368
15:5816:068
16:2816:368
16:5817:068
17:2817:368
17:5818:068
18:2818:368
18:5819:068
19:2819:368
19:5820:068
20:2820:368
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068
22:2822:368
22:5823:068

First train back 06:56, last train back 22:41 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 8 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:368
07:5808:068
08:2808:368
08:5809:068
09:2809:368
09:5810:068
10:2810:368
10:5811:068
11:2811:368
11:5812:068
12:2812:368
12:5813:068
13:2813:368
13:5814:068
14:2814:368
14:5815:068
15:2815:368
15:5816:068
16:2816:368
16:5817:068
17:2817:368
17:5818:068
18:2818:368
18:5819:068
19:2819:368
19:5820:068
20:2820:368
20:5821:068
21:2821:368
21:5822:068

First train back 07:26, last train back 21:41 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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. If you bought a paper ticket, keep it. If not, you took a 整理券 when you boarded: keep it until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

八景水谷

Get off at the station with this sign: Hakenomiya.

3. Get off at Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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 Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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 the 整理券 you took when you boarded until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

黒髪町

Get off at the station with this sign: Kurokamimachi.

3. Get off at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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

この電車は八景水谷駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Hakenomiya?

八景水谷駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Hakenomiya.

八景水谷駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Hakenomiya?

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: Kurokamimachi · To: Hakenomiya