norikata 乗り方

Keifuku Cable Line 鋼索線

Cable car (funicular) · Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen) 京福電気鉄道 · 2 stations

English name from Japanese Wikipedia (unofficial source).

How to ride Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen) P

Operator-wide facts from Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted P全国交通系ICカード (nationwide transport IC cards: Suica, ICOCA etc.), らんでんカード (Randen Card)
Credit card touchNot confirmed
Where you payOn board P
Step-free accessStation list → PSome stations still have no step-free access (slopes are being added). Staff help wheelchair users board from the platform whenever they can.
Passes3 valid herefrom ¥2,500
IC cards and payment in detail

The nationwide transport IC cards (Suica, ICOCA and the others of the mutual-use scheme) work on Randen. Randen also has its own IC card, the Randen Card, usable only on Randen (deposit needed when issued). No touch is needed when boarding: touch when you pay as you get off. Whether contactless credit/debit cards are accepted was not confirmed. P

交通系ICカード全国相互利用サービスをご利用いただけます。

Getting on

  1. Board through the front or rear door.
  2. You pay when you get off (flat fare: adult ¥250, child ¥120). IC card users do not touch when boarding.

Getting off

  1. Get off through the front door.
  2. Pay in cash or with a nationwide transport IC card at the fare box beside the driver.
  3. At Shijō-Ōmiya, Katabiranotsuji, Arashiyama and Kitano-Hakubaichō, pay at the station ticket gate instead.
  4. Changing between the Arashiyama Main Line and the Kitano Line at Katabiranotsuji: do not pay there; pay the fare at the station where you finally get off.
Sources checked 2026-10-08 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 3 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy Until 6 Dec 20261 day · Discount ticket

Mt. Hiei Crossing Ticket (Demachiyanagi → Sakamoto)

比叡山横断チケット · Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)

¥3,000 Adult · ¥1,500 Child · ¥2,500 Adult, 24 Nov – 6 Dec · +1 more

One-way trip, 18 Apr – 6 Dec 2026, not on the Garden Museum Hiei closing days (sold except Wednesdays, with some exceptions).

Anyone can buy Until 6 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Mt. Hiei Day-Trip Ticket

比叡山日帰りきっぷ · Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)

¥3,100 Adult · ¥1,600 Child

Any one day until the end of the month after purchase (sold 20 Mar – 6 Dec 2026; last day 6 Dec 2026). Enryakuji admission not included.

Anyone can buy Until 6 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Mt. Hiei Free Pass (Kyoto – Otsu)

比叡山フリーパス · Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)

¥3,500 Adult · ¥1,800 Child

Any one day until the end of the month after purchase (sold 20 Mar – 6 Dec 2026; last day 6 Dec 2026). Enryakuji temple admission not included.

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1ケーブル八瀬 🗣Cable Yase766
2ケーブル比叡
けーぶるひえい 🗣		Cable Hiei766

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.