norikata 乗り方

Mitsuishi 三ツ石 → 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))

Adult fare: ¥230 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 7–9 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:1406:217
06:2906:367
06:4406:517
07:0007:077
07:1407:217
07:2907:367
07:4407:517
07:5908:067
08:1408:217
08:2908:367
08:4408:517
09:1409:217
09:4409:517
10:1410:217
10:4410:517
11:1411:217
11:4411:517
12:1412:217
12:4412:517
13:1413:217
13:4413:517
14:1414:217
14:4414:517
15:1415:217
15:4415:517
16:1716:269
16:3716:469
16:5717:069
17:1717:269
17:3717:469
17:5718:069
18:1718:269
18:3718:469
18:5719:069
19:1719:269
19:3719:469
19:5720:069
20:3720:469
21:1421:217
21:4421:517
22:1422:217
22:4422:517
23:1423:217

First train back 06:26, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:1406:217
06:4406:517
07:1407:217
07:4407:517
08:1408:217
08:4408:517
09:1409:217
09:4409:517
10:1410:217
10:4410:517
11:1411:217
11:4411:517
12:1412:217
12:4412:517
13:1413:217
13:4413:517
14:1414:217
14:4414:517
15:1415:217
15:4415:517
16:1416:217
16:4416:517
17:1417:217
17:4417:517
18:1418:217
18:4418:517
19:1419:217
19:4419:517
20:1420:217
20:4420:517
21:1421:217
21:4421:517
22:1422:217
22:4422:517
23:1423:217

First train back 06:41, last train back 23:26 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4406:517
07:1407:217
07:4407:517
08:1408:217
08:4408:517
09:1409:217
09:4409:517
10:1410:217
10:4410:517
11:1411:217
11:4411:517
12:1412:217
12:4412:517
13:1413:217
13:4413:517
14:1414:217
14:4414:517
15:1415:217
15:4415:517
16:1416:217
16:4416:517
17:1417:217
17:4417:517
18:1418:217
18:4418:517
19:1419:217
19:4419:517
20:1420:217
20:4420:517
21:1421:217
21:4421:517
22:1422:217

First train back 07:11, last train back 22:26 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.

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.

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: Mitsuishi · To: Miyoshi