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Saishun Iryō Center-mae 再春医療センター前 → Kuroishi 黒石

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))Unstaffed: Kuroishi

Adult fare: ¥210 one-way P

43 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 43 direct trains, 4–6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2706:314
06:4206:464
06:5707:014
07:1207:164
07:2707:314
07:4207:464
07:5708:014
08:1208:164
08:2708:314
08:4208:464
09:1209:164
09:4209:464
10:1210:164
10:4210:464
11:1211:164
11:4211:464
12:1212:164
12:4212:464
13:1213:164
13:4213:464
14:1214:164
14:4214:464
15:1215:164
15:4215:464
16:1716:236
16:3716:436
16:5717:036
17:1717:236
17:3717:436
17:5718:036
18:1718:236
18:3718:436
18:5719:036
19:1719:236
19:3719:436
19:5720:036
20:1720:236
20:5721:014
21:2721:314
21:5722:014
22:2722:314
22:5723:014
23:2723:314

First train back 06:16, last train back 23:16 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 4 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4206:464
07:1207:164
07:4207:464
08:1208:164
08:4208:464
09:1209:164
09:4209:464
10:1210:164
10:4210:464
11:1211:164
11:4211:464
12:1212:164
12:4212:464
13:1213:164
13:4213:464
14:1214:164
14:4214:464
15:1215:164
15:4215:464
16:1216:164
16:4216:464
17:1217:164
17:4217:464
18:1218:164
18:4218:464
19:1219:164
19:2719:314
19:5720:014
20:2720:314
20:5721:014
21:2721:314
21:5722:014
22:2722:314
22:5723:014
23:2723:314

First train back 06:16, last train back 23:16 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 4 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:1207:164
07:4207:464
08:1208:164
08:4208:464
09:1209:164
09:4209:464
10:1210:164
10:4210:464
11:1211:164
11:4211:464
12:1212:164
12:4212:464
13:1213:164
13:4213:464
14:1214:164
14:4214:464
15:1215:164
15:4215:464
16:1216:164
16:4216:464
17:1217:164
17:4217:464
18:1218:164
18:4218:464
19:1219:164
19:2719:314
19:5720:014
20:2720:314
20:5721:014
21:2721:314
21:5722:014
22:2722:314

First train back 06:46, last train back 22:16 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Saishun Iryō Center-mae

  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.

黒石

Get off at the station with this sign: Kuroishi.

3. Get off at Kuroishi (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 Kuroishi (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. Keep the 整理券 you took when you boarded until you get off.

整理券 3

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

再春医療センター前

Get off at the station with this sign: Saishun Iryō Center-mae.

3. Get off at Saishun Iryō Center-mae

  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

この電車は黒石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kuroishi?

黒石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kuroishi.

黒石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kuroishi?

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: Saishun Iryō Center-mae · To: Kuroishi