# Koya Line

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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 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 (汐見橋線), 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" (こうや花鉄道) by operating a sightseeing train "Tenku".

## Service patterns
### Local (各駅停車, 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, 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 (区間急行, Kukan Kyūkō)

    Trains are operated between Namba and Kawachinagano, Miikkaichichō, Rinkanden-entoshi or Izumi-Chūō (Semboku Line).

### Express (急行, 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 (快速急行, 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, 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 (観光列車「天空」)

    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

## Stations
### Namba - Kishinosato-Tamade - Gokurakubashi

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) | Distance (km) | Semi-Express | Sub-Express | Express | Rapid Express | Tenkū | Limited Express | Transfers | Location | Location |
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | | from Shiomibashi | Semi-Express | Sub-Express | Express | Rapid Express | Tenkū | Limited Express | Transfers | Location | Location |
| Nankai Main Line | NK01 | Namba | 難波 | (3.9) | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | Osaka Metro: Midosuji Line (M20) Yotsubashi Line (Y15) Sennichimae Line (S16)  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 |
| Nankai Main Line | NK02 | Imamiyaebisu | 今宮戎 | (3.0) | - | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Naniwa-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nankai Main Line | NK03 | Shin-Imamiya | 新今宮 | (2.5) | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | JR West: Osaka Loop Line (JR-O19) Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR-Q19) Osaka Metro (Dōbutsuen-mae): Midosuji Line (M22) Sakaisuji Line (K19) Hankai Tramway Hankai Line (HN52: Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae) | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nankai Main Line | NK04 | Haginochaya | 萩ノ茶屋 | (1.9) | - | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nankai Main Line | NK05 | Tengachaya | 天下茶屋 | (0.9) | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (K20) | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nankai Main Line | NK06 | Kishinosato-Tamade | 岸里玉出 | 0.0 | 4.6 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | Nankai Main Line Shiomibashi Line | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | | Kishinosato-Tamade | | | | | | | | | | Nankai Main Line Shiomibashi Line | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK51 | Tezukayama | 帝塚山 | 1.1 | 5.7 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK52 | Sumiyoshihigashi | 住吉東 | 2.0 | 6.6 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line (HN09: Kaminoki) | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK53 | Sawanochō | 沢ノ町 | 2.9 | 7.5 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK54 | Abikomae | 我孫子前 | 3.5 | 8.1 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK55 | Asakayama | 浅香山 | 4.8 | 9.4 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Sakai-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK56 | Sakaihigashi | 堺東 | 6.4 | 11.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ▲ | | Sakai-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK57 | Mikunigaoka | 三国ヶ丘 | 7.9 | 12.5 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | JR West Hanwa Line (JR-R29) | Sakai-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK58 | Mozuhachiman | 百舌鳥八幡 | 8.8 | 13.4 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Sakai-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK59 | Nakamozu | 中百舌鳥 | 9.5 | 14.1 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | Semboku Rapid Railway (through service) Osaka Metro Midosuji Line (M30) | Kita-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK60 | Shirasagi | 白鷺 | 10.5 | 15.1 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Kita-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK61 | Hatsushiba | 初芝 | 12.0 | 16.6 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Higashi-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK62 | Hagiharatenjin | 萩原天神 | 12.9 | 17.5 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Higashi-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK63 | Kitanoda | 北野田 | 14.7 | 19.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ｜ | | Higashi-ku, Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK64 | Sayama | 狭山 | 15.6 | 20.2 | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Ōsakasayama | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK65 | Ōsakasayamashi | 大阪狭山市 | 17.2 | 21.8 | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Ōsakasayama | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK66 | Kongō | 金剛 | 18.3 | 22.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | Ōsakasayama | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK67 | Takidani | 滝谷 | 20.0 | 24.6 | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Tondabayashi | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK68 | Chiyoda | 千代田 | 21.3 | 25.9 | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | ｜ | | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK69 | Kawachinagano | 河内長野 | 23.4 | 28.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | O Kintetsu Nagano Line (O23) | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK70 | Mikkaichichō | 三日市町 | 25.1 | 29.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ｜ | | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK71 | Mikanodai | 美加の台 | 26.7 | 31.3 | | ● | ● | ● | | ｜ | | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK72 | Chihayaguchi | 千早口 | 28.6 | 33.2 | | ● | ● | ｜ | | ｜ | | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK73 | Amami | 天見 | 30.3 | 34.9 | | ● | ● | ｜ | | ｜ | | Kawachinagano | Osaka Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK74 | Kimitōge | 紀見峠 | 34.0 | 38.6 | | ● | ● | ｜ | | ｜ | | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK75 | Rinkanden'entoshi | 林間田園都市 | 35.3 | 39.9 | | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK76 | Miyukitsuji | 御幸辻 | 37.3 | 41.9 | | | ● | ● | | ｜ | | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK77 | Hashimoto | 橋本 | 40.1 | 44.7 | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | JR West Wakayama Line | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK78 | Kii-Shimizu | 紀伊清水 | 43.2 | 47.8 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK79 | Kamuro | 学文路 | 45.8 | 50.4 | | | ● | ● | ● | ◆ | | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK80 | Kudoyama | 九度山 | 47.6 | 52.2 | | | ● | ● | ● | ◆ | | Kudoyama, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK81 | Kōyashita | 高野下 | 49.6 | 54.2 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Kudoyama, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK82 | Shimo-Kosawa | 下古沢 | 51.3 | 55.9 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Kudoyama, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK83 | Kami-Kosawa | 上古沢 | 53.0 | 57.6 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Kudoyama, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK84 | Kii-Hosokawa | 紀伊細川 | 56.0 | 60.6 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Kōya, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK85 | Kii-Kamiya | 紀伊神谷 | 58.4 | 63.0 | | | ● | ● | ｜ | ｜ | | Kōya, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Kōya Line | NK86 | Gokurakubashi | 極楽橋 | 59.9 | 64.5 | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | Nankai Cable Line | Kōya, Ito District | Wakayama Prefecture |

### Shiomibashi - Kishinosato-Tamade

The section is known as the Shiomibashi Line (汐見橋線).
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | Location |
| NK06-5 | Shiomibashi | 汐見橋 | 0.0 | Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line (S15: Sakuragawa) Hanshin Namba Line (HS42: Sakuragawa) | Naniwa-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| NK06-4 | Ashiharachō | 芦原町 | 0.9 | JR West Osaka Loop Line (JR-O17: Ashiharabashi) | Naniwa-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| NK06-3 | Kizugawa | 木津川 | 1.6 | | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| NK06-2 | Tsumori | 津守 | 2.6 | | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| NK06-1 | Nishi-Tengachaya | 西天下茶屋 | 3.6 | | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| NK06 | Kishinosato-Tamade | 岸里玉出 | 4.6 | Nankai Main Line Koya Line | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |

## History

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.