norikata 乗り方

Miyoshi 御代志 → Mitsuishi 三ツ石

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
06:2606:337
06:4106:487
06:5607:037
07:1107:187
07:2607:337
07:4107:487
07:5608:037
08:1108:187
08:2608:337
08:4108:487
09:1109:187
09:4109:487
10:1110:187
10:4110:487
11:1111:187
11:4111:487
12:1112:187
12:4112:487
13:1113:187
13:4113:487
14:1114:187
14:4114:487
15:1115:187
15:4115:487
16:1616:259
16:3616:459
16:5617:059
17:1617:259
17:3617:459
17:5618:059
18:1618:259
18:3618:459
18:5619:059
19:1619:259
19:3619:459
19:5620:059
20:1620:259
20:5621:037
21:2621:337
21:5622:037
22:2622:337
22:5623:037
23:2623:337

First train back 06:14, last train back 23:14 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4106:487
07:1107:187
07:4107:487
08:1108:187
08:4108:487
09:1109:187
09:4109:487
10:1110:187
10:4110:487
11:1111:187
11:4111:487
12:1112:187
12:4112:487
13:1113:187
13:4113:487
14:1114:187
14:4114:487
15:1115:187
15:4115:487
16:1116:187
16:4116:487
17:1117:187
17:4117:487
18:1118:187
18:4118:487
19:1119:187
19:2619:337
19:5620:037
20:2620:337
20:5621:037
21:2621:337
21:5622:037
22:2622:337
22:5623:037
23:2623:337

First train back 06:14, last train back 23:14 E

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

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1107:187
07:4107:487
08:1108:187
08:4108:487
09:1109:187
09:4109:487
10:1110:187
10:4110:487
11:1111:187
11:4111:487
12:1112:187
12:4112:487
13:1113:187
13:4113:487
14:1114:187
14:4114:487
15:1115:187
15:4115:487
16:1116:187
16:4116:487
17:1117:187
17:4117:487
18:1118:187
18:4118:487
19:1119:187
19:2619:337
19:5620:037
20:2620:337
20:5621:037
21:2621:337
21:5622:037
22:2622:337

First train back 06:44, last train back 22:14 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.

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).

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).

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

この電車は三ツ石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Mitsuishi?

三ツ石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Mitsuishi.

三ツ石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Mitsuishi?

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: Mitsuishi