norikata 乗り方

Mitsuishi 三ツ石 → 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))

Adult fare: ¥210 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3306:352
06:4806:502
07:0307:052
07:1807:202
07:3307:352
07:4807:502
08:0308:052
08:1808:202
08:3308:352
08:4808:502
09:1809:202
09:4809:502
10:1810:202
10:4810:502
11:1811:202
11:4811:502
12:1812:202
12:4812:502
13:1813:202
13:4813:502
14:1814:202
14:4814:502
15:1815:202
15:4815:502
16:2516:272
16:4516:472
17:0517:072
17:2517:272
17:4517:472
18:0518:072
18:2518:272
18:4518:472
19:0519:072
19:2519:272
19:4519:472
20:0520:072
20:2520:272
21:0321:052
21:3321:352
22:0322:052
22:3322:352
23:0323:052
23:3323:352

First train back 06:12, last train back 23:12 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4806:502
07:1807:202
07:4807:502
08:1808:202
08:4808:502
09:1809:202
09:4809:502
10:1810:202
10:4810:502
11:1811:202
11:4811:502
12:1812:202
12:4812:502
13:1813:202
13:4813:502
14:1814:202
14:4814:502
15:1815:202
15:4815:502
16:1816:202
16:4816:502
17:1817:202
17:4817:502
18:1818:202
18:4818:502
19:1819:202
19:3319:352
20:0320:052
20:3320:352
21:0321:052
21:3321:352
22:0322:052
22:3322:352
23:0323:052
23:3323:352

First train back 06:12, last train back 23:12 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 2 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1807:202
07:4807:502
08:1808:202
08:4808:502
09:1809:202
09:4809:502
10:1810:202
10:4810:502
11:1811:202
11:4811:502
12:1812:202
12:4812:502
13:1813:202
13:4813:502
14:1814:202
14:4814:502
15:1815:202
15:4815:502
16:1816:202
16:4816:502
17:1817:202
17:4817:502
18:1818:202
18:4818:502
19:1819:202
19:3319:352
20:0320:052
20:3320:352
21:0321:052
21:3321:352
22:0322:052
22:3322:352

First train back 06:42, last train back 22:12 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.

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.

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: Mitsuishi · To: Suya