Kōyasan Station

Kōyasan Station (高野山駅, Kōyasan-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kōya, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Kōyasan Station 高野山駅
Kōyasan Station, November 2016
General information
Location	Kōyasan Kokuyūrin Dai9rinhan-no-ha, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0211 Japan
Coordinates	34°13′39.53″N 135°34′38.46″E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Koya Line
Distance	0.8 km (0.50 miles) from Gokurakubashi
Platforms	1 bay platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	NK87
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 June 1930 (1930-06-28)
Passengers
FY2019	2010 daily
Services
Preceding station Nankai Electric Railway Following station Gokurakubashi Terminus Cable Line Terminus
Location Kōyasan Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kōyasan Station Kōyasan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kōyasan Station is the upper terminus of the funicular Nankai Cable Line, and is located 0.8 kilometers from the lower terminus of the line at Gokurakubashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one bay platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Left platform	■ Cable Line	Gokurakubashi (transfer to Kōya Line for Hashimoto, Namba) (Boarding passengers only)
Right platform	■ Cable Line	Disembarking passengers only

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  Platform
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  Bus terminal

History

Kōyasan Station opened on June 28, 1930.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

In front of the station, there is a Nankai Rinkan Bus stop and a taxi stand.

Buses

• Passengers who get off at the station are unable to walk to Mount Koya as the road which connecting between the station and Mount Koya is reserved exclusively for buses. Therefore, passengers wishing go to Mount Koya must ride on the bus services available.

No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Kōyasan＆Kumano Access Bus	Gomadanzan・Ryujin Onsen	Hongu Taishamae	Nankai Bus・Ryujin Jidōsha
Koya Hanasaka Line[13]	Ichi-no-hashi guchi	Hanasaka	Nankai Bus
Koyasannai Line[21]	Ichi-no-hashi guchi	Okunoin mae
Koyasannai Line[22]	Ichi-no-hashi guchi	Okunoin mae
Koyasannai Line[23]	Okunoin mae	Okunoin guchi
Koyasannai Line[24]	Kondō mae	Sakura Tōge shita
Senju Daimon Line[31]	Daitō guchi	Daimon-minami Chūshajō
Senju Daimon Line[32]
Koyasannai Line[33]		Kongōbu-ji mae
Uguisu Line[34]		Naka-no-hashi Raien

Reservation Bus

No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Tatesato Line[11]	Non stop	Tatesato	Nankai Bus
Koya Ryujin Line[12]		Gomadanzan

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan