Kuroishi (Kumamoto)

Weekday departures: 70/day · Sat & holiday departures: 78/day

First / last train (weekday): 6:21 / 23:23

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (6)

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Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

• Kikuchi Line: Kumamotokosen-mae ⇄ Mitsuishi (Kumamoto)

Kuroishi opened on the Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line on 27 August 1913. The station was a manned stop with turnback workings and overnight stabling until 1 February 1988, when electronic-coded automatic block signalling allowed unstaffing; ticket sales were managed by Kumamoto Dentetsu Kankō until 25 February 2001. On that date the station was relocated to a new alignment built as part of the National Route 387 widening project, and the stop became fully unstaffed. The Kumamon IC Card was accepted from 1 April 2015, and the station was assigned number KD16 on 1 October 2019. A timetable revision in February 2025 reduced service frequency and ended mid-day train crossings.

Although Kuroishi has been an unattended through-station for decades, its 1 platform still retains a departing signal for Kita-Kumamoto, so emergency turnback workings towards Kita-Kumamoto remain possible.