norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Kuroishi 黒石

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, Kuroishi

Adult fare: ¥420 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 18–23 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4618
06:5807:1618
07:1307:3118
07:2807:4618
07:4308:0118
07:5808:1618
08:1308:3118
08:2808:4618
08:5809:1618
09:2809:4618
09:5810:1618
10:2810:4618
10:5811:1618
11:2811:4618
11:5812:1618
12:2812:4618
12:5813:1618
13:2813:4618
13:5814:1618
14:2814:4618
14:5815:1618
15:2815:4618
15:5816:2123
16:1816:4123
16:3817:0123
16:5817:2123
17:1817:4123
17:3818:0123
17:5818:2123
18:1818:4123
18:3819:0123
18:5819:2123
19:1819:4123
19:3820:0123
20:1820:4123
20:5821:1618
21:2821:4618
21:5822:1618
22:2822:4618
22:5823:1618

First train back 06:31, last train back 22:31 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 18 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4618
07:2807:4618
07:5808:1618
08:2808:4618
08:5809:1618
09:2809:4618
09:5810:1618
10:2810:4618
10:5811:1618
11:2811:4618
11:5812:1618
12:2812:4618
12:5813:1618
13:2813:4618
13:5814:1618
14:2814:4618
14:5815:1618
15:2815:4618
15:5816:1618
16:2816:4618
16:5817:1618
17:2817:4618
17:5818:1618
18:2818:4618
18:5819:1618
19:2819:4618
19:5820:1618
20:2820:4618
20:5821:1618
21:2821:4618
21:5822:1618
22:2822:4618
22:5823:1618

First train back 06:46, last train back 22:31 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:4618
07:5808:1618
08:2808:4618
08:5809:1618
09:2809:4618
09:5810:1618
10:2810:4618
10:5811:1618
11:2811:4618
11:5812:1618
12:2812:4618
12:5813:1618
13:2813:4618
13:5814:1618
14:2814:4618
14:5815:1618
15:2815:4618
15:5816:1618
16:2816:4618
16:5817:1618
17:2817:4618
17:5818:1618
18:2818:4618
18:5819:1618
19:2819:4618
19:5820:1618
20:2820:4618
20:5821:1618
21:2821:4618
21:5822:1618

First train back 07:16, last train back 21:31 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.

黒石

Get off at the station with this sign: Kuroishi.

3. Get off at Kuroishi (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 Kuroishi (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

この電車は黒石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kuroishi?

黒石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kuroishi.

黒石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kuroishi?

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: Kuroishi