norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Kamei 亀井

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, Kamei

Adult fare: ¥230 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 6–7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:346
06:5807:046
07:1307:196
07:2807:346
07:4307:496
07:5808:046
08:1308:196
08:2808:346
08:5809:046
09:2809:346
09:5810:046
10:2810:346
10:5811:046
11:2811:346
11:5812:046
12:2812:346
12:5813:046
13:2813:346
13:5814:046
14:2814:346
14:5815:046
15:2815:346
15:5816:057
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
20:1820:257
20:5821:046
21:2821:346
21:5822:046
22:2822:346
22:5823:046

First train back 06:43, last train back 22:43 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:346
07:2807:346
07:5808:046
08:2808:346
08:5809:046
09:2809:346
09:5810:046
10:2810:346
10:5811:046
11:2811:346
11:5812:046
12:2812:346
12:5813:046
13:2813:346
13:5814:046
14:2814:346
14:5815:046
15:2815:346
15:5816:046
16:2816:346
16:5817:046
17:2817:346
17:5818:046
18:2818:346
18:5819:046
19:2819:346
19:5820:046
20:2820:346
20:5821:046
21:2821:346
21:5822:046
22:2822:346
22:5823:046

First train back 06:58, last train back 22:43 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:346
07:5808:046
08:2808:346
08:5809:046
09:2809:346
09:5810:046
10:2810:346
10:5811:046
11:2811:346
11:5812:046
12:2812:346
12:5813:046
13:2813:346
13:5814:046
14:2814:346
14:5815:046
15:2815:346
15:5816:046
16:2816:346
16:5817:046
17:2817:346
17:5818:046
18:2818:346
18:5819:046
19:2819:346
19:5820:046
20:2820:346
20:5821:046
21:2821:346
21:5822:046

First train back 07:28, last train back 21:43 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.

亀井

Get off at the station with this sign: Kamei.

3. Get off at Kamei (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 Kamei (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

この電車は亀井駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kamei?

亀井駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kamei.

亀井駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kamei?

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: Kamei