norikata 乗り方

Shin-Suya 新須屋 → 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: ¥350 one-way P

39 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 39 direct trains, 13–16 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3606:4913
06:5107:0413
07:0607:1913
07:2107:3413
07:3607:4913
07:5108:0413
08:0608:1913
08:2108:3413
08:3608:4913
08:5109:0413
09:2109:3413
09:5110:0413
10:2110:3413
10:5111:0413
11:2111:3413
11:5112:0413
12:2112:3413
12:5113:0413
13:2113:3413
13:5114:0413
14:2114:3413
14:5115:0413
15:2115:3413
15:5116:0413
16:2816:4416
16:4817:0416
17:0817:2416
17:2817:4416
17:4818:0416
18:0818:2416
18:2818:4416
18:4819:0416
19:0819:2416
19:4820:0416
20:2820:4416
21:0621:1913
21:3621:4913
22:0622:1913
22:3622:4913

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

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 32 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:5107:0413
07:2107:3413
07:5108:0413
08:2108:3413
08:5109:0413
09:2109:3413
09:5110:0413
10:2110:3413
10:5111:0413
11:2111:3413
11:5112:0413
12:2112:3413
12:5113:0413
13:2113:3413
13:5114:0413
14:2114:3413
14:5115:0413
15:2115:3413
15:5116:0413
16:2116:3413
16:5117:0413
17:2117:3413
17:5118:0413
18:2118:3413
18:5119:0413
19:2119:3413
20:0620:1913
20:3620:4913
21:0621:1913
21:3621:4913
22:0622:1913
22:3622:4913

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

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 29 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2107:3413
07:5108:0413
08:2108:3413
08:5109:0413
09:2109:3413
09:5110:0413
10:2110:3413
10:5111:0413
11:2111:3413
11:5112:0413
12:2112:3413
12:5113:0413
13:2113:3413
13:5114:0413
14:2114:3413
14:5115:0413
15:2115:3413
15:5116:0413
16:2116:3413
16:5117:0413
17:2117:3413
17:5118:0413
18:2118:3413
18:5119:0413
19:2119:3413
20:0620:1913
20:3620:4913
21:0621:1913
21:3621:4913

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 Shin-Suya

  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.

新須屋

Get off at the station with this sign: Shin-Suya.

3. Get off at Shin-Suya

  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: Shin-Suya · To: Kurokamimachi