The , officially the , is a Japanese
funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...
line in
Kōya, Wakayama
file:Koya Town Hall 20161112.jpg, 270px, Kōya town hall
file:高野山町PA060725.jpg, 270px, downtown Kōya
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Ito District, Wakayama, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estima ...
, operated by
Nankai Electric Railway
is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates a ...
. The line opened in 1930 as a route to
Mount Kōya
is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, ''Mount Kōya'' is the mountain name ( sangō) of Kongōbu-ji Temple, the ecclesiastical headquarters of the Kōyasan sect of Shingon Budd ...
, a famous Buddhist spot.
In 2019, the line was upgraded to use the modern Nankai 10-20 Series cars.
Basic data
![Nankai Koyasan Cable](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Nankai_Koyasan_Cable.jpg)
*Distance:
*System:
Single track
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with two cars and
passing loop
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:
*Stations: 2
*Vertical interval:
Stations
See also
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List of funicular railways
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline eleva ...
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...
Funicular railways in Japan
Rail transport in Wakayama Prefecture
Cable Line
Railway lines opened in 1930
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
1930 establishments in Japan
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