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)

See also

• List of funicular railways
• List of railway lines in Japan

Nankai Electric Railway lines
Nankai Line & Airport Line	Nankai Main Line Airport Line Takashinohama Line Tanagawa Line Kada Line Wakayamako Line
Koya Line	Koya Line (Shiomibashi Line)
Cable Line	Cable Line
Transferred lines	Hankai Line Uemachi Line Kishigawa Line Yamate Line
Defunct lines	Tennoji Branch Kitajima Branch Hirano Line Ohama Branch Kainan Line Shinmachi Line Wakanoura Line