Nankai Cable Line

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.

Cable Line
Kōyasan Cable funicular
Overview
Native name	鋼索線
Owner	Nankai Electric Railway
Locale	Wakayama Prefecture
Termini	Gokurakubashi Kōyasan
Stations	2
Service
Type	Cable car Funicular
Services	1
Rolling stock	N11+N12, N21+N22 [1]
History
Opened	29 June 1930
Technical
Line length	0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	3 m/s (5 mph)

History

The operation permit of the Cable line was given to Takanozan Tozan Funicular Railway in 1924^[2], which renamed to Takanozan Electric Railway [ja] in 1925.^[3] The line opened on 29 June 1930.^[4]

In 2019, the line was upgraded^[5] to use the modern Nankai 10-20 Series cars.^[6]

Stations

Number	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
NK86	Gokurakubashi	極楽橋	0.0	Koya Line (NK86)	Kōya, Ito District	Wakayama Prefecture
NK87	Kōyasan	高野山	0.8