norikata 乗り方

Miyoshi 御代志 → Horikawa 堀川

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

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 13–17 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2606:3913
06:4106:5413
06:5607:0913
07:1107:2413
07:2607:3913
07:4107:5413
07:5608:0913
08:1108:2413
08:2608:3913
08:4108:5413
09:1109:2413
09:4109:5413
10:1110:2413
10:4110:5413
11:1111:2413
11:4111:5413
12:1112:2413
12:4112:5413
13:1113:2413
13:4113:5413
14:1114:2413
14:4114:5413
15:1115:2413
15:4115:5413
16:1616:3317
16:3616:5317
16:5617:1317
17:1617:3317
17:3617:5317
17:5618:1317
18:1618:3317
18:3618:5317
18:5619:1317
19:1619:3317
19:3619:5317
19:5620:1317
20:1620:3317
20:5621:0913
21:2621:3913
21:5622:0913
22:2622:3913
22:5623:0913
23:2623:3913

First train back 06:08, last train back 23:08 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4106:5413
07:1107:2413
07:4107:5413
08:1108:2413
08:4108:5413
09:1109:2413
09:4109:5413
10:1110:2413
10:4110:5413
11:1111:2413
11:4111:5413
12:1112:2413
12:4112:5413
13:1113:2413
13:4113:5413
14:1114:2413
14:4114:5413
15:1115:2413
15:4115:5413
16:1116:2413
16:4116:5413
17:1117:2413
17:4117:5413
18:1118:2413
18:4118:5413
19:1119:2413
19:2619:3913
19:5620:0913
20:2620:3913
20:5621:0913
21:2621:3913
21:5622:0913
22:2622:3913
22:5623:0913
23:2623:3913

First train back 06:08, last train back 23:08 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1107:2413
07:4107:5413
08:1108:2413
08:4108:5413
09:1109:2413
09:4109:5413
10:1110:2413
10:4110:5413
11:1111:2413
11:4111:5413
12:1112:2413
12:4112:5413
13:1113:2413
13:4113:5413
14:1114:2413
14:4114:5413
15:1115:2413
15:4115:5413
16:1116:2413
16:4116:5413
17:1117:2413
17:4117:5413
18:1118:2413
18:4118:5413
19:1119:2413
19:2619:3913
19:5620:0913
20:2620:3913
20:5621:0913
21:2621:3913
21:5622:0913
22:2622:3913

First train back 06:38, last train back 22:08 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

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.

堀川

Get off at the station with this sign: Horikawa.

3. Get off at Horikawa

  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 Horikawa

  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).

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

この電車は堀川駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Horikawa?

堀川駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Horikawa.

堀川駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Horikawa?

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: Miyoshi · To: Horikawa