Nankai Cable Line

Kōyasan Cable funicular

Kōyasan Station

The Kōyasan Cable (高野山ケーブル, Kōyasan Kēburu), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線, Kōsaku-sen), is a Japanese funicular line in Kōya, Wakayama, operated by Nankai Electric Railway. The line opened in 1930 as a route to Mount Kōya, a famous Buddhist spot.

Basic data

Distance: 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
System: Single track with two cars and passing loop
Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Stations: 2
Vertical interval: 330 m (1,083 ft)

Stations

The line has two stations:

Gokurakubashi Station on the lower end (station number: NK86), connecting to the Kōya Line
Kōyasan Station on the higher end (station number: NK87)

Nankai Electric Railway lines

Nankai Main Line ・ Airport Line	Nankai Main Line Takashinohama Line Tanagawa Line Kada Line Wakayamakō Line Airport Line

Nankai Kōya Line	Kōya Line Shiomibashi Line Cable Line

Closed lines	Tennoji Branch Line Kitajima Line Hirano Line Ohama Branch Line Wakayama Tram Line

Transferred lines	Yamate Line Kishigawa Line Hankai Line Uemachi Line

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Nankai Cable Line

Basic data

Stations

See also