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Koya Line
A Rinkan limited express service
Overview
Native name高野たかの線せん
OwnerNankai Electric Railway
LocaleOsaka Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture
Termini
Service
Type
Depot(s)Chiyoda, Oharata
Technical
Line length64.5 km (40.1 mi)
Number of tracksDouble (Shiomibashi - Hashimoto)
Single (Hashimoto - Gokurakubashi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)

The Koya Line (高野たかの線せん, Kōya sen) is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator.[1] It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the suburbs of Osaka, such as Sakai, Osakasayama, Tondabayashi and Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture and Hashimoto and Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture. To distinguish it from other Nankai Lines, the Kōya Line is indicated with pictograms of coniferous-like trees which bring to mind Mount Kōya, or with the line colour, green.

For historical reasons, the line formally begins at Shiomibashi Station in Osaka and crosses the Nankai Main Line, the company's other main line, at Kishinosato-Tamade Station, though operationally it starts at Namba Station together with the Nankai Line, diverges at Kishinosato-Tamade Station and goes to Gokurakubashi Station, to connect to Koyasan through Nankai Cable Line.

The section from Shiomibashi to Kishinosato-Tamade, called the "Shiomibashi Line" (汐見橋しおみばし線せん), has trains operating only in between those two stations. The section from Hashimoto to Gokurakubashi and the Koyasan Cable is named the "Koya Flower Railway" (こうや花はな鉄道てつどう) by operating a sightseeing train "Tenku".

Service patterns[edit]

Local (各駅かくえき停車ていしゃ, Kakueki Teisha)
Between Namba and Sakaihigashi, Kitanoda, Kongō, Chiyoda, Kawachinagano, Miikkaichichō, Rinkanden-entoshi or Hashimoto, and between Hashimoto and Kōyashita or Gokurakubashi.
Semi-Express (準急じゅんきゅう, Junkyū)
All the southbound trains are operated from Namba to Izumi-Chūō on the Semboku Rapid Railway Line. On weekday mornings, northbound trains for Namba are operated from Kawachinagano and Chiyoda in addition to the through trains from the Semboku Rapid Railway Line.
Sub Express (区間くかん急行きゅうこう, Kukan Kyūkō)
Trains are operated between Namba and Kawachinagano, Miikkaichichō, Rinkanden-entoshi or Izumi-Chūō (Semboku Line).
Express (急行きゅうこう, Kyūkō)
Trains are operated mainly between Namba and Miikkaichichō, Rinkanden-entoshi or Hashimoto. Several trains are operated between Namba and Kōyashita or Gokurakubashi.
Rapid Express (快速かいそく急行きゅうこう, Kaisoku Kyūkō)
All trains are operated between Namba and Gokurakubashi, and use a special "Zoomcar" rolling stock. On weekday evenings, southbound trains for Hashimoto from Namba are operated using other rolling stock.
Limited Express (特急とっきゅう, Tokkyū)
The Kōya (こうや) operates between Namba and Gokurakubashi, and the Rinkan (りんかん) between Namba and Hashimoto.
From December 5, 2015, Semboku Liner (泉北せんぼくライナー) services also commenced between Namba and Izumi-Chūō (Semboku Line). All seats on Limited Express trains are reserved.
Sightseeing train Tenku (観光かんこう列車れっしゃ「天空てんくう」)
From July 3, 2009, trains operate between Hashimoto and Gokurakubashi daily except Wednesdays and Thursdays from March until November, and on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from December until February. They stop at Kamuro and Kudoyama.
  • For fare calculation, the distance between Tengachaya and Tezukayama is defined as 1.8 km[2]

Stations[edit]

Namba - Kishinosato-Tamade - Gokurakubashi[edit]

Legends:

  • ● : All trains stop.
  • ｜: All trains pass.
  • ◆ : Extra Limited Express trains originating at Hashimoto stop here
  • ▲ - Semboku Liner No Stop
Line name No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Semi-Express Sub-Express Express Rapid Express Tenkū Limited Express Transfers Location
from Shiomibashi
Nankai Main Line NK01 Namba 難波なんば (3.9) - ● ● ● ● ● Osaka Metro:

 A  Kintetsu Namba Line (A01: Osaka Namba)

Hanshin Namba Line (HS41: Osaka Namba)

JR West Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR-Q17:JR Namba)

Chūō-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture
NK02 Imamiyaebisu 今宮戎いまみやえびす (3.0) - ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Naniwa-ku, Osaka
NK03 Shin-Imamiya 新今宮しんいまみや (2.5) - ● ● ● ● ● JR West:

Osaka Metro (Dōbutsuen-mae):

Hankai Tramway Hankai Line (HN52: Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae)

Nishinari-ku, Osaka
NK04 Haginochaya 萩はぎノ茶屋ちゃや (1.9) - ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK05 Tengachaya 天下茶屋てんがちゃや (0.9) - ● ● ● ● ●
  • Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (K20)
NK06 Kishinosato-Tamade 岸里きしのさと玉たま出で 0.0 4.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
Kōya Line
NK51 Tezukayama 帝塚山てづかやま 1.1 5.7 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
NK52 Sumiyoshihigashi 住吉東すみよしひがし 2.0 6.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK53 Sawanochō 沢さわノ町まち 2.9 7.5 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK54 Abikomae 我孫子前あびこまえ 3.5 8.1 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK55 Asakayama 浅香山あさかやま 4.8 9.4 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ Sakai-ku, Sakai
NK56 Sakaihigashi 堺さかい東ひがし 6.4 11.0 ● ● ● ● ▲
NK57 Mikunigaoka 三国ヶ丘みくにがおか 7.9 12.5 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK58 Mozuhachiman 百舌鳥もず八幡やはた 8.8 13.4 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK59 Nakamozu 中百舌鳥なかもず 9.5 14.1 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
Semboku Rapid Railway (through service)

Osaka Metro Midosuji Line (M30)

Kita-ku, Sakai
NK60 Shirasagi 白鷺しらさぎ 10.5 15.1 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK61 Hatsushiba 初芝はつしば 12.0 16.6 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ Higashi-ku, Sakai
NK62 Hagiharatenjin 萩原天神はぎわらてんじん 12.9 17.5 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜
NK63 Kitanoda 北野田きたのだ 14.7 19.3 ● ● ● ● ｜
NK64 Sayama 狭山さやま 15.6 20.2 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜ Ōsakasayama
NK65 Ōsakasayamashi 大阪おおさか狭山さやま市し 17.2 21.8 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜
NK66 Kongō 金きむ剛つよし 18.3 22.9 ● ● ● ● ●
NK67 Takidani 滝谷たきや 20.0 24.6 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜ Tondabayashi
NK68 Chiyoda 千代田ちよだ 21.3 25.9 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜ Kawachinagano
NK69 Kawachinagano 河内長野かわちながの 23.4 28.0 ● ● ● ● ●
NK70 Mikkaichichō 三さん日にち市町しちょう 25.1 29.7 ● ● ● ● ｜
NK71 Mikanodai 美加みかの台だい 26.7 31.3 ● ● ● ｜
NK72 Chihayaguchi 千せん早口はやくち 28.6 33.2 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK73 Amami 天見あまみ 30.3 34.9 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK74 Kimitōge 紀見峠きみとうげ 34.0 38.6 ● ● ｜ ｜ Hashimoto Wakayama Prefecture
NK75 Rinkanden'entoshi 林間田園都市りんかんでんえんとし 35.3 39.9 ● ● ● ●
NK76 Miyukitsuji 御幸辻みゆきつじ 37.3 41.9 ● ● ｜
NK77 Hashimoto 橋本はしもと 40.1 44.7 ● ● ● ●
NK78 Kii-Shimizu 紀伊きい清水しみず 43.2 47.8 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK79 Kamuro 学文路かむろ 45.8 50.4 ● ● ● ◆
NK80 Kudoyama 九度山くどさん 47.6 52.2 ● ● ● ◆ Kudoyama, Ito District
NK81 Kōyashita 高野たかの下か 49.6 54.2 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK82 Shimo-Kosawa 下古沢しもふるさわ 51.3 55.9 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK83 Kami-Kosawa 上古沢かみふるさわ 53.0 57.6 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK84 Kii-Hosokawa 紀伊きい細川ほそかわ 56.0 60.6 ● ● ｜ ｜ Kōya, Ito District
NK85 Kii-Kamiya 紀伊神谷きいかみや 58.4 63.0 ● ● ｜ ｜
NK86 Gokurakubashi 極楽橋ごくらくばし 59.9 64.5 ● ● ● ●

Shiomibashi - Kishinosato-Tamade[edit]

The section is known as the Shiomibashi Line (汐見橋しおみばし線せん).

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
NK06-5 Shiomibashi 汐見橋しおみばし 0.0
  • Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line (S15: Sakuragawa)
  • Hanshin Namba Line (HS42: Sakuragawa)
 Naniwa-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture
NK06-4 Ashiharachō 芦原あしはら町まち 0.9
  • JR West Osaka Loop Line (JR-O17: Ashiharabashi)
NK06-3 Kizugawa 木津川きづがわ 1.6 Nishinari-ku, Osaka
NK06-2 Tsumori 津守つもり 2.6
NK06-1 Nishi-Tengachaya 西にし天下茶屋てんがちゃや 3.6
NK06 Kishinosato-Tamade 岸里きしのさと玉たま出で 4.6
  • Nankai Main Line
  • Koya Line

History[edit]

The Koya Railway opened the Shiomibashi to Sayama section between 1898 and 1900, and extended the line to Kawachinagano in 1902. That section was electrified at 600 V DC in 1912. All further extensions were electrified when opened.

The Kawachinagano - Mikkaichicho section opened in 1914, and the line was extended to Hashimoto the following year. In 1922, the company merged with Nankai, and the Hashimoto to Gokurakubashi section opened in 1929.

Double-tracking of the line commenced in 1924, reaching Kawachinagano in 1938. The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1973, and the following year, double-tracking reached Mikkaichicho, and Hashimoto in 1995.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Nankai Koya Line for Koyasan (Mount Koya) – Osaka Station". www.osakastation.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. ^ "Access and Orientation". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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