Nankai Cable Line
Funicular line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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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 | |
| 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) |
History
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 | |||