Board your train with
Tap to ride
This service allows you to quickly complete your fare payment by holding a card,
smartphone or other device equipped with a Tap to ride
function over a device dedicated to the service.
This initiative involves the installation of
Tap to ride devices or devices
(smartphones, etc.) equipped with
the ability to read
Visa, JCB and American
Express cards at subject stations.
- Implementation Period
- Until Tuesday, March 31, 2026 （Scheduled）
Subject Stations
Kagoshima Line: All stations between Mojiko Station and Kurume Station
Kashii Line: Uminonakamichi Station
Fukuoka Area：Total of 50 stations
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line: All stations between Kagoshima-Chuo Station and Ibusuki Station
Kagoshima Area：Total of 18 stations
- *Boarding via Tap to ride is not available as a service at any stations
other than the subject stations and subject ticket gates shown above. - *Riding between the Fukuoka and Kagoshima areas is not possible.
- *The service cannot be used to board the Shinkansen.
Kagoshima Line
- *At stations with multiple ticket gates, this service can only be used at the following ticket gates.
Kokura Station (3F ticket gate), Mizumaki Station (north gate), Kashii Station (1F ticket gate), Hakata Station (central ticket gate/north ticket gate),
Sasabaru Station (west gate), Futsukaichi Station (east gate) - *At Kokura Station and Hakata Station, this service cannot be used at ticket gates (Shinkansen transfer gates, etc.) other than those mentioned above.
- *On the Kashii Line, this service is only available at Uminonakamichi Station.
Ibusuki-makurazaki Line
- *Kagoshima-Chuo Station, this service cannot be used at ticket gates (Shinkansen transfer gates, etc.) other than those mentioned above.
- Subject Brands
How to Use the Service
Customers can board trains by holding a card, smartphone or other device equipped
with a Tap to ride function over a device dedicated installed at ticket gates.
(*Applicable to adult fares only)
* For touch payment dedicated devices, use one of the following "It is installed at the target station."
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Automatic ticket gate
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Pole-type dedicated equipment
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Dedicated equipment only