| Cable Line | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Kōyasan Cable funicular | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 鋼索線 |
| Owner | Nankai Electric Railway |
| Locale | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | |
| 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) |
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.
History
The operation permit of the Cable line was given to Takanozan Tozan Funicular Railway in 1924,2 which renamed to Takanozan Electric Railway in 1925.3 The line opened on 29 June 1930.4
In 2019, the line was upgraded5 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 | |||
References
References
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- "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- "高野山ケーブルは片道500円へ、南海が運賃改定を申請". 鉄道コム (in Japanese). 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- "南海電鉄、高野山ケーブルカー新型車両3/1から - キャンペーンも". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-03.