norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → 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))Unstaffed: Kurokamimachi

Adult fare: ¥280 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:3810
06:5807:0810
07:1307:2310
07:2807:3810
07:4307:5310
07:5808:0810
08:1308:2310
08:2808:3810
08:5809:0810
09:2809:3810
09:5810:0810
10:2810:3810
10:5811:0810
11:2811:3810
11:5812:0810
12:2812:3810
12:5813:0810
13:2813:3810
13:5814:0810
14:2814:3810
14:5815:0810
15:2815:3810
15:5816:1113
16:1816:3113
16:3816:5113
16:5817:1113
17:1817:3113
17:3817:5113
17:5818:1113
18:1818:3113
18:3818:5113
18:5819:1113
19:1819:3113
19:3819:5113
20:1820:3113
20:5821:0810
21:2821:3810
21:5822:0810
22:2822:3810
22:5823:0810

First train back 06:39, last train back 22:39 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:3810
07:2807:3810
07:5808:0810
08:2808:3810
08:5809:0810
09:2809:3810
09:5810:0810
10:2810:3810
10:5811:0810
11:2811:3810
11:5812:0810
12:2812:3810
12:5813:0810
13:2813:3810
13:5814:0810
14:2814:3810
14:5815:0810
15:2815:3810
15:5816:0810
16:2816:3810
16:5817:0810
17:2817:3810
17:5818:0810
18:2818:3810
18:5819:0810
19:2819:3810
19:5820:0810
20:2820:3810
20:5821:0810
21:2821:3810
21:5822:0810
22:2822:3810
22:5823:0810

First train back 06:54, last train back 22:39 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:3810
07:5808:0810
08:2808:3810
08:5809:0810
09:2809:3810
09:5810:0810
10:2810:3810
10:5811:0810
11:2811:3810
11:5812:0810
12:2812:3810
12:5813:0810
13:2813:3810
13:5814:0810
14:2814:3810
14:5815:0810
15:2815:3810
15:5816:0810
16:2816:3810
16:5817:0810
17:2817:3810
17:5818:0810
18:2818:3810
18:5819:0810
19:2819:3810
19:5820:0810
20:2820:3810
20:5821:0810
21:2821:3810
21:5822:0810

First train back 07:24, last train back 21:39 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.

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.

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: Kurokamimachi · To: Horikawa