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Nankai Main Line 南海本線

Railway · Nankai Electric Railway 南海電気鉄道 · 43 stations

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.
Passes6 valid herefrom ¥500
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 6 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 1 day · Unlimited rides

Nankai Tabinazo Train 2026 (1-day pass with puzzle game)

南海旅なぞTRAIN2026 ～謎解きは旅の途中で～ · Nankai Electric Railway

¥2,700 Adult (with puzzle kit) · ¥500 Child (no kit; only with an adult ticket)

One day of your choice within 30 days of purchase (and within the sales period). A day runs from 3:00 to 2:59 the next morning; start the ticket after 3:00.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Round trip + area

Wakayama Sightseeing Digital Ticket

和歌山観光デジタルきっぷ · Nankai Electric Railway

¥2,080 Adult · ¥1,040 Child · ¥2,630 Adult with Southern reserved seats both ways · +1 more

Valid only on the day you chose.

Anyone can buy 2 days · Unlimited rides

ONE KANSAI Wakayama 2way Pass

ONE KANSAI 和歌山2wayパス · Nankai Electric Railway and JR West

¥3,600 Adult (no child version) ¥1,800/day

2 consecutive days from the first day of use, until the last train. The Wakayama Bus pass is valid on one of the two days only (the day you exchange it).

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 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.

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

41 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Trains to book on this line 4 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

All seats reserved Limited express

Koya

特急こうや · Nankai Electric Railway

Namba (Osaka) – Gokurakubashi, for Koyasan (Mount Koya)

¥550 from

All seats reserved Limited express

Rapi:t

特急ラピート · Nankai Electric Railway

Namba (Osaka) – Kansai Airport, airport limited express

¥350 from

Reserved and non-reserved cars Limited express

Southern

特急サザン · Nankai Electric Railway

Namba (Osaka) – Wakayamashi; 8 cars: 4 reserved cars and 4 non-reserved cars (the 4 cars on the Namba side)

¥350 from

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

GRAN TENKU

GRAN 天空 · Nankai Electric Railway

Namba – Hashimoto – Gokurakubashi (about 1 h 30 min; cable car on to Koyasan)

Daily except Wednesdays and the 2nd/4th Thursdays (holiday rules apply); successor of the Tenku train, which ended on 20 March 2026

¥1,100 from

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1難波 🗣Namba *225,409
2今宮戎 🗣Imaimiyaebisu1,618
3新今宮
しんいまいみや 🗣		Shin-Imaimiya219,642Kansai Main Line, Osaka Loop Line
4萩ノ茶屋 🗣Haginochaya1,509
5天下茶屋 🗣Tengachaya145,956Sakaisuji Line
6岸里玉出 🗣Kishinosato-tamade6,932Nankai Kōya Line
7粉浜 🗣Kohama4,164
8住吉大社
すみよしたいしゃ 🗣		Sumiyoshitaisha8,273
9住ノ江 🗣Suminoe11,129
10七道 🗣Shichido11,321
11堺 🗣Sakai36,452
12湊 🗣Minato6,479
13石津川 🗣Ishizugawa13,592
14諏訪ノ森 🗣Suwanomori6,783
15浜寺公園 🗣Hamaderakōen3,678
16羽衣 🗣Hagoromo20,416Nankai Takashinohama Line
17高石 🗣Takaishi9,503
18北助松 🗣Kita-Sukematsu11,116
19松ノ浜 🗣Matsunohama3,908
20泉大津 🗣Izumiōtsu25,313
21忠岡 🗣Tadaoka8,336
22春木 🗣Haruki13,303
23和泉大宮 🗣Izumi-Ōmiya4,441
24岸和田 🗣Kishiwada19,488
25蛸地蔵 🗣Takojizō4,388
26貝塚 🗣Kaizuka22,361Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line
27二色浜 🗣Nishikinohama4,385
28鶴原 🗣Tsuruhara3,232
29井原里 🗣Iharanosato3,321
30泉佐野 🗣Izumisano23,227Nankai Airport Line
31羽倉崎 🗣Hagurazaki5,688
32吉見ノ里 🗣Yoshiminosato3,621
33岡田浦 🗣Okadaura2,258
34樽井 🗣Tarui6,924
35尾崎
おざき 🗣		Ozaki9,010
36鳥取ノ荘 🗣Tottorinoshō2,713
37箱作 🗣Hakotsukuri4,352
38淡輪
たんのわ 🗣		Tannowa1,660
39みさき公園
みさきこうえん 🗣		Misaki-kōen3,507Nankai Tanagawa Line
40孝子 🗣Kyōshi78
41和歌山大学前 🗣Wakayamadaigakumae9,480
42紀ノ川 🗣Kinokawa2,597Nankai Kada Line
43和歌山市
わかやまし 🗣		Wakayamashi19,839Kisei Main Line, Nankai Wakayamakō 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.