norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Suya 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: ¥390 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 14–17 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4214
06:5807:1214
07:1307:2714
07:2807:4214
07:4307:5714
07:5808:1214
08:1308:2714
08:2808:4214
08:5809:1214
09:2809:4214
09:5810:1214
10:2810:4214
10:5811:1214
11:2811:4214
11:5812:1214
12:2812:4214
12:5813:1214
13:2813:4214
13:5814:1214
14:2814:4214
14:5815:1214
15:2815:4214
15:5816:1517
16:1816:3517
16:3816:5517
16:5817:1517
17:1817:3517
17:3817:5517
17:5818:1517
18:1818:3517
18:3818:5517
18:5819:1517
19:1819:3517
19:3819:5517
20:1820:3517
20:5821:1214
21:2821:4214
21:5822:1214
22:2822:4214
22:5823:1214

First train back 06:35, last train back 22:35 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 14 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4214
07:2807:4214
07:5808:1214
08:2808:4214
08:5809:1214
09:2809:4214
09:5810:1214
10:2810:4214
10:5811:1214
11:2811:4214
11:5812:1214
12:2812:4214
12:5813:1214
13:2813:4214
13:5814:1214
14:2814:4214
14:5815:1214
15:2815:4214
15:5816:1214
16:2816:4214
16:5817:1214
17:2817:4214
17:5818:1214
18:2818:4214
18:5819:1214
19:2819:4214
19:5820:1214
20:2820:4214
20:5821:1214
21:2821:4214
21:5822:1214
22:2822:4214
22:5823:1214

First train back 06:50, last train back 22:35 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 14 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:4214
07:5808:1214
08:2808:4214
08:5809:1214
09:2809:4214
09:5810:1214
10:2810:4214
10:5811:1214
11:2811:4214
11:5812:1214
12:2812:4214
12:5813:1214
13:2813:4214
13:5814:1214
14:2814:4214
14:5815:1214
15:2815:4214
15:5816:1214
16:2816:4214
16:5817:1214
17:2817:4214
17:5818:1214
18:2818:4214
18:5819:1214
19:2819:4214
19:5820:1214
20:2820:4214
20:5821:1214
21:2821:4214
21:5822:1214

First train back 07:20, last train back 21:35 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.

須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Suya.

3. Get off at 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 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

この電車は須屋駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Suya?

須屋駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Suya.

須屋駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to 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: Suya