norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Shin-Suya 新須屋

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: ¥350 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 12–15 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4012
06:5807:1012
07:1307:2512
07:2807:4012
07:4307:5512
07:5808:1012
08:1308:2512
08:2808:4012
08:5809:1012
09:2809:4012
09:5810:1012
10:2810:4012
10:5811:1012
11:2811:4012
11:5812:1012
12:2812:4012
12:5813:1012
13:2813:4012
13:5814:1012
14:2814:4012
14:5815:1012
15:2815:4012
15:5816:1315
16:1816:3315
16:3816:5315
16:5817:1315
17:1817:3315
17:3817:5315
17:5818:1315
18:1818:3315
18:3818:5315
18:5819:1315
19:1819:3315
19:3819:5315
20:1820:3315
20:5821:1012
21:2821:4012
21:5822:1012
22:2822:4012
22:5823:1012

First train back 06:36, last train back 22:36 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 12 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4012
07:2807:4012
07:5808:1012
08:2808:4012
08:5809:1012
09:2809:4012
09:5810:1012
10:2810:4012
10:5811:1012
11:2811:4012
11:5812:1012
12:2812:4012
12:5813:1012
13:2813:4012
13:5814:1012
14:2814:4012
14:5815:1012
15:2815:4012
15:5816:1012
16:2816:4012
16:5817:1012
17:2817:4012
17:5818:1012
18:2818:4012
18:5819:1012
19:2819:4012
19:5820:1012
20:2820:4012
20:5821:1012
21:2821:4012
21:5822:1012
22:2822:4012
22:5823:1012

First train back 06:51, last train back 22:36 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 12 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:4012
07:5808:1012
08:2808:4012
08:5809:1012
09:2809:4012
09:5810:1012
10:2810:4012
10:5811:1012
11:2811:4012
11:5812:1012
12:2812:4012
12:5813:1012
13:2813:4012
13:5814:1012
14:2814:4012
14:5815:1012
15:2815:4012
15:5816:1012
16:2816:4012
16:5817:1012
17:2817:4012
17:5818:1012
18:2818:4012
18:5819:1012
19:2819:4012
19:5820:1012
20:2820:4012
20:5821:1012
21:2821:4012
21:5822:1012

First train back 07:21, last train back 21:36 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.

新須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Shin-Suya.

3. Get off at Shin-Suya

  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 Shin-Suya

  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

この電車は新須屋駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Shin-Suya?

新須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Shin-Suya.

新須屋駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Shin-Suya?

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: Shin-Suya