norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Miyoshi 御代志

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: ¥540 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 23–28 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:5123
06:5807:2123
07:1307:3623
07:2807:5123
07:4308:0623
07:5808:2123
08:1308:3623
08:2808:5123
08:5809:2123
09:2809:5123
09:5810:2123
10:2810:5123
10:5811:2123
11:2811:5123
11:5812:2123
12:2812:5123
12:5813:2123
13:2813:5123
13:5814:2123
14:2814:5123
14:5815:2123
15:2815:5123
15:5816:2628
16:1816:4628
16:3817:0628
16:5817:2628
17:1817:4628
17:3818:0628
17:5818:2628
18:1818:4628
18:3819:0628
18:5819:2628
19:1819:4628
19:3820:0628
20:1820:4628
20:5821:2123
21:2821:5123
21:5822:2123
22:2822:5123
22:5823:2123

First train back 06:26, last train back 22:26 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 23 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:5123
07:2807:5123
07:5808:2123
08:2808:5123
08:5809:2123
09:2809:5123
09:5810:2123
10:2810:5123
10:5811:2123
11:2811:5123
11:5812:2123
12:2812:5123
12:5813:2123
13:2813:5123
13:5814:2123
14:2814:5123
14:5815:2123
15:2815:5123
15:5816:2123
16:2816:5123
16:5817:2123
17:2817:5123
17:5818:2123
18:2818:5123
18:5819:2123
19:2819:5123
19:5820:2123
20:2820:5123
20:5821:2123
21:2821:5123
21:5822:2123
22:2822:5123
22:5823:2123

First train back 06:41, last train back 22:26 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 23 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:5123
07:5808:2123
08:2808:5123
08:5809:2123
09:2809:5123
09:5810:2123
10:2810:5123
10:5811:2123
11:2811:5123
11:5812:2123
12:2812:5123
12:5813:2123
13:2813:5123
13:5814:2123
14:2814:5123
14:5815:2123
15:2815:5123
15:5816:2123
16:2816:5123
16:5817:2123
17:2817:5123
17:5818:2123
18:2818:5123
18:5819:2123
19:2819:5123
19:5820:2123
20:2820:5123
20:5821:2123
21:2821:5123
21:5822:2123

First train back 07:11, last train back 21:26 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.

御代志

Get off at the station with this sign: Miyoshi.

3. Get off at Miyoshi

  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 Miyoshi

  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

この電車は御代志駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Miyoshi?

御代志駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Miyoshi.

御代志駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Miyoshi?

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: Miyoshi