Of all the railways that have been granted permission to operate under the Railway Business Act, this is the only one that is free of charge (though in the past, Minoo Funicular Railway was also free).
鉄道事業法による許可を受けた鉄道としては、現在唯一の運賃が無料の鉄道である（かつては箕面鋼索鉄道も無料であった）。