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Nankai Cable Line 鋼索線

Cable car (funicular) · Nankai Electric Railway 南海電気鉄道 · 2 stations

English name from Japanese Wikipedia (unofficial source).

How to ride Nankai Electric Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Nankai Electric Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PPiTaPa, ICOCA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA +4 more
Credit card touchSome services PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese; shows delays of 20 minutes or more
Step-free accessStation list → PWheelchairs fit on ordinary trains without a deck; of the limited expresses, only the Southern Premium and Senboku Liner 12000 series have a wheelchair space. Handle-type electric wheelchairs (mobility scooters) may ride only between the listed stations and must be booked in advance.
Passes8 valid herefrom ¥3,900
IC cards and payment in detail

Nankai is in the PiTaPa area. PiTaPa was introduced in July 2006 on all Nankai lines, named as the Nankai Line, the Koya Line and the cable line (鋼索線, the Koyasan cable car). ICOCA and the other nationwide transport IC cards (Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca, Hayakaken, nimoca, SUGOCA) can be used in the PiTaPa area under the nationwide mutual-use scheme. Touch the card on the automatic ticket gate. On PiTaPa-area railways such as Nankai, ICOCA must be charged before you ride, is charged the normal fare (no discount fares) and cannot be used to buy tickets or pay a fare adjustment. PASMO notes that a few lines do not take every card. The Nankai pages checked do not name any Nankai section where IC cards cannot be used, but the 2006 announcement is the newest official statement found that covers every line. How fares are handled at unstaffed stations on one-man sections was not confirmed. P

導入路線 南海電鉄全線（南海線・高野線・鋼索線）／PiTaPaエリア（阪急・阪神・地下鉄・京阪・近鉄・南海など）

Getting on

  1. Use an IC card (PiTaPa, ICOCA or another nationwide transport IC card): touch it on the automatic ticket gate when you enter.
  2. Contactless credit/debit/prepaid card, phone or wearable (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay): touch it on the dedicated touch-payment gate when you enter. No registration needed. It works at 97 of Nankai's 105 stations (since 1 December 2025): check Nankai's list of stations first, because you cannot enter or exit with it at the other 8 stations. One card per person; the adult fare is always charged.
  3. Limited express trains such as the Rapi:t need a limited express ticket (特急券) as well as the fare. Nankai sells, for example, the Rapi:t Digital Ticket, a one-way fare with limited express ticket between the issuing station and Kansai Airport.
  4. Some trains are one-man (driver only): on the Takashinohama, Tanagawa and Kada lines, the Wakayamakō Line (2-car trains), the Koya Line between Shiomibashi and Kishinosato-Tamade and between Hashimoto and Gokurakubashi (2-car trains), and, from 22 March 2025, some 4-car local trains on the Nankai Main Line between Izumisano and Wakayamashi. How tickets are checked or fares collected at unstaffed stations on these sections was not confirmed: ask staff or check the notices at the station.

Getting off

  1. IC card: touch the same card on the automatic ticket gate when you exit; the fare is deducted.
  2. Contactless card or phone: touch the same card or device on the dedicated touch-payment gate when you exit; this settles the fare for your trip. The day's fares are added up and charged the next day. You cannot exit with it at a station without touch-payment gates. If you touched in by mistake, tell station staff.
  3. From 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2026 Nankai trialled a daily cap of ¥2,200 for contactless fares (adult only; same card on the same device). Whether it continues after the trial was not confirmed.
Wheelchair assistance

Nankai Call Center (南海電鉄コールセンター), 8:00–21:00. If you need help (e.g. a wheelchair user needing help boarding and alighting), staff at staffed stations can guide you to the platform and help you on and off the train; contacting them in advance makes this smoother, though they may not be able to help at some times, sections or station layouts. Book online with 「南海サポートほっとネット」 (Nankai Support Hot Net) on Nankai's website or the Nankai app from one month before until 18:00 the day before; after that, call the call center, ask at the station counter or use the station intercom. Tel. 050-3090-2608

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 8 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 8 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Nankai Umimachi 39 Ticket

南海うみまち39きっぷ · Nankai Electric Railway

¥3,900 One price

Valid on the day of use only, within the sales period.

Anyone can buy 2 days · Round trip + area

Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket

高野山・世界遺産デジタルきっぷ · Nankai Electric Railway

¥3,980 Adult, from Namba (train fare only) · ¥2,000 Child, from Namba (train fare only) · ¥4,910 Adult, from Namba with outbound Koya limited express ticket · +1 more ¥1,990/day

Train, bus and coupons are valid for 2 consecutive days from the day you choose. Prices depend on the departure station (see the price PDF); the examples are from Namba.

Anyone can buy 2 days · Round trip + area

Koyasan World Heritage Ticket

高野山・世界遺産きっぷ · Nankai Electric Railway

¥4,210 Adult, from Namba (train fare only) · ¥2,110 Child, from Namba (train fare only) · ¥5,200 Adult, from Namba with outbound Koya limited express ticket · +1 more ¥2,105/day

Valid for 2 consecutive days from the first day of use. Prices depend on the departure station (see the price PDF); the examples are from Namba.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Kippu (Hanshin / Kobe Kosoku versions)

高野山おでかけきっぷ（阪神版・神戸高速版） · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥4,300 Hanshin version, adult · ¥4,350 Kobe Kosoku version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April and 30 November 2026.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Kippu (Osaka Metro version)

高野山おでかけきっぷ【Osaka Metro版】 · Osaka Metro

¥4,300 Adult (no child version)

Any one day from 1 April to 30 November 2026, within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Kippu (Hankyu version)

高野山おでかけきっぷ 阪急版 · Hankyu Railway

¥4,400 Adult (no child version)

Any one day from 1 April to 30 November 2026; if you start between 0:00 and 2:59 it cannot be used after 3:00.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Ticket (Keihan version)

高野山おでかけきっぷ（京阪版） · Keihan Electric Railway

¥4,500 Adult (no child ticket)

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, last day 30 Nov 2026.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Ticket (Kintetsu version)

高野山おでかけきっぷ（近鉄版） · Kintetsu Railway

¥4,600 Adult (no child ticket)

Any one day within 3 months of purchase; last day 30 Nov 2026.

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高野山 🗣Koyasan1,518
2極楽橋 🗣Gokurakubashi60Nankai Kōya Line

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.