Nankai Kōya Line
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A Rinkan limited express service
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| Overview | |
| Native name | 高野線 |
| Type | |
| Locale | Osaka Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Termini |
Shiomibashi Gokurakubashi |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Nankai Electric Railway |
| Depot(s) | Chiyoda, Oharata |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 64.5 km (40.1 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double (Shiomibashi - Hashimoto) Single (Hashimoto - Gokurakubashi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
The Koya Line (高野線 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. 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 Koya, 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.
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