norikata 乗り方

Mitsuishi 三ツ石 → Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本

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))

Adult fare: ¥350 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Before you go
Kita-Kumamoto: change trainsKami-Kumamoto Line trains run only between Kami-Kumamoto and Kita-Kumamoto. Change here for Miyoshi or Fujisakigū-mae (connections about 2 minutes) and pay one through fare when you get off.

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 12–16 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3306:4613
06:4807:0113
07:0307:1613
07:1807:3113
07:3307:4613
07:4808:0113
08:0308:1613
08:1808:3113
08:3308:4613
08:4809:0113
09:1809:3113
09:4810:0113
10:1810:3113
10:4811:0113
11:1811:3113
11:4812:0113
12:1812:3113
12:4813:0113
13:1813:3113
13:4814:0113
14:1814:3113
14:4815:0113
15:1815:3113
15:4816:0113
16:2516:4116
16:4517:0116
17:0517:2116
17:2517:4116
17:4518:0116
18:0518:2116
18:2518:4116
18:4519:0116
19:0519:2116
19:2519:3914
19:4520:0116
20:0520:1914
20:2520:4116
21:0321:1613
21:3321:4613
22:0322:1613
22:3322:4613
23:0323:1512
23:3323:4512

First train back 06:01, last train back 23:01 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 12–13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4807:0113
07:1807:3113
07:4808:0113
08:1808:3113
08:4809:0113
09:1809:3113
09:4810:0113
10:1810:3113
10:4811:0113
11:1811:3113
11:4812:0113
12:1812:3113
12:4813:0113
13:1813:3113
13:4814:0113
14:1814:3113
14:4815:0113
15:1815:3113
15:4816:0113
16:1816:3113
16:4817:0113
17:1817:3113
17:4818:0113
18:1818:3113
18:4819:0113
19:1819:3113
19:3319:4512
20:0320:1613
20:3320:4613
21:0321:1613
21:3321:4613
22:0322:1613
22:3322:4613
23:0323:1613
23:3323:4613

First train back 06:01, last train back 23:01 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 12–13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1807:3113
07:4808:0113
08:1808:3113
08:4809:0113
09:1809:3113
09:4810:0113
10:1810:3113
10:4811:0113
11:1811:3113
11:4812:0113
12:1812:3113
12:4813:0113
13:1813:3113
13:4814:0113
14:1814:3113
14:4815:0113
15:1815:3113
15:4816:0113
16:1816:3113
16:4817:0113
17:1817:3113
17:4818:0113
18:1818:3113
18:4819:0113
19:1819:3113
19:3319:4512
20:0320:1613
20:3320:4613
21:0321:1613
21:3321:4613
22:0322:1613
22:3322:4613

First train back 06:31, last train back 22:01 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Mitsuishi

  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.

北熊本

Get off at the station with this sign: Kita-Kumamoto.

3. Get off at Kita-Kumamoto

  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 Kita-Kumamoto

  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.

三ツ石

Get off at the station with this sign: Mitsuishi.

3. Get off at Mitsuishi

  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

この電車は北熊本駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kita-Kumamoto?

北熊本駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kita-Kumamoto.

北熊本駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kita-Kumamoto?

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: Mitsuishi · To: Kita-Kumamoto