norikata 乗り方

Miyoshi 御代志 → 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: ¥480 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, 19–25 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2606:4620
06:4107:0120
06:5607:1620
07:1107:3120
07:2607:4620
07:4108:0120
07:5608:1620
08:1108:3120
08:2608:4620
08:4109:0120
09:1109:3120
09:4110:0120
10:1110:3120
10:4111:0120
11:1111:3120
11:4112:0120
12:1112:3120
12:4113:0120
13:1113:3120
13:4114:0120
14:1114:3120
14:4115:0120
15:1115:3120
15:4116:0120
16:1616:4125
16:3617:0125
16:5617:2125
17:1617:4125
17:3618:0125
17:5618:2125
18:1618:4125
18:3619:0125
18:5619:2125
19:1619:3923
19:3620:0125
19:5620:1923
20:1620:4125
20:5621:1620
21:2621:4620
21:5622:1620
22:2622:4620
22:5623:1519
23:2623:4519

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

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 19–20 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4107:0120
07:1107:3120
07:4108:0120
08:1108:3120
08:4109:0120
09:1109:3120
09:4110:0120
10:1110:3120
10:4111:0120
11:1111:3120
11:4112:0120
12:1112:3120
12:4113:0120
13:1113:3120
13:4114:0120
14:1114:3120
14:4115:0120
15:1115:3120
15:4116:0120
16:1116:3120
16:4117:0120
17:1117:3120
17:4118:0120
18:1118:3120
18:4119:0120
19:1119:3120
19:2619:4519
19:5620:1620
20:2620:4620
20:5621:1620
21:2621:4620
21:5622:1620
22:2622:4620
22:5623:1620
23:2623:4620

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

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 19–20 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1107:3120
07:4108:0120
08:1108:3120
08:4109:0120
09:1109:3120
09:4110:0120
10:1110:3120
10:4111:0120
11:1111:3120
11:4112:0120
12:1112:3120
12:4113:0120
13:1113:3120
13:4114:0120
14:1114:3120
14:4115:0120
15:1115:3120
15:4116:0120
16:1116:3120
16:4117:0120
17:1117:3120
17:4118:0120
18:1118:3120
18:4119:0120
19:1119:3120
19:2619:4519
19:5620:1620
20:2620:4620
20:5621:1620
21:2621:4620
21:5622:1620
22:2622:4620

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 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.

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.

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: Miyoshi · To: Kita-Kumamoto