norikata 乗り方

Miyoshi 御代志 → Kurokamimachi 黒髪町

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))Unstaffed: Kurokamimachi

Adult fare: ¥540 one-way P

39 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 39 direct trains, 23–28 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2606:4923
06:4107:0423
06:5607:1923
07:1107:3423
07:2607:4923
07:4108:0423
07:5608:1923
08:1108:3423
08:2608:4923
08:4109:0423
09:1109:3423
09:4110:0423
10:1110:3423
10:4111:0423
11:1111:3423
11:4112:0423
12:1112:3423
12:4113:0423
13:1113:3423
13:4114:0423
14:1114:3423
14:4115:0423
15:1115:3423
15:4116:0423
16:1616:4428
16:3617:0428
16:5617:2428
17:1617:4428
17:3618:0428
17:5618:2428
18:1618:4428
18:3619:0428
18:5619:2428
19:3620:0428
20:1620:4428
20:5621:1923
21:2621:4923
21:5622:1923
22:2622:4923

First train back 06:28, last train back 22:58 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 32 direct trains, 23 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4107:0423
07:1107:3423
07:4108:0423
08:1108:3423
08:4109:0423
09:1109:3423
09:4110:0423
10:1110:3423
10:4111:0423
11:1111:3423
11:4112:0423
12:1112:3423
12:4113:0423
13:1113:3423
13:4114:0423
14:1114:3423
14:4115:0423
15:1115:3423
15:4116:0423
16:1116:3423
16:4117:0423
17:1117:3423
17:4118:0423
18:1118:3423
18:4119:0423
19:1119:3423
19:5620:1923
20:2620:4923
20:5621:1923
21:2621:4923
21:5622:1923
22:2622:4923

First train back 06:28, last train back 22:58 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 29 direct trains, 23 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1107:3423
07:4108:0423
08:1108:3423
08:4109:0423
09:1109:3423
09:4110:0423
10:1110:3423
10:4111:0423
11:1111:3423
11:4112:0423
12:1112:3423
12:4113:0423
13:1113:3423
13:4114:0423
14:1114:3423
14:4115:0423
15:1115:3423
15:4116:0423
16:1116:3423
16:4117:0423
17:1117:3423
17:4118:0423
18:1118:3423
18:4119:0423
19:1119:3423
19:5620:1923
20:2620:4923
20:5621:1923
21:2621:4923

First train back 07:28, last train back 21:58 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.

黒髪町

Get off at the station with this sign: Kurokamimachi.

3. Get off at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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 Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  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. If you bought a paper ticket, keep it. If not, you took a 整理券 when you boarded: keep it until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

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

この電車は黒髪町駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kurokamimachi?

黒髪町駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kurokamimachi.

黒髪町駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kurokamimachi?

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: Kurokamimachi