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Kurama-dera Cable 鞍馬山鋼索鉄道

Cable car (funicular) · Kurama-dera (Kurama Cable) 鞍馬寺 · 2 stations

English name from Japanese Wikipedia (unofficial source).

How to ride Kurama-dera Temple (Kurama Cable) P

Operator-wide facts from Kurama-dera Temple (Kurama Cable)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not confirmedCarry cash
Credit card touchNot confirmed
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on Kurama-dera's top page with today's hours; Japanese only

Getting on

  1. The cable car runs inside the Kurama-dera temple grounds from Sanmon station (Fumeiden, near the main gate) to Tahoto station in about 2 minutes. It is the only railway licensed under the Railway Business Act that is run by a religious corporation.
  2. Entering the mountain costs the temple's Aizan-hi contribution of ¥500. The cable car is not sold as a fare but as a donation: adult ¥200 one way, elementary-school age and under ¥100 one way.
  3. Typical hours: first car up 8:40, last car down 16:25 (check the temple's notice; the cable is suspended on some inspection days).
  4. Pets may enter the mountain but cannot ride the cable car. Fit visitors can instead walk up the Kuramadera zigzag path next to Sanmon station (about 30 minutes from the gate to the main hall).
Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed

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山門
さんもんえき 🗣		Sanmon624
2多宝塔
たほうとうえき 🗣		Tahōtō624

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.