Imagawa-Kappa Station
Imagawa-Kappa Station 今川河童駅 | |||||||||||
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 Statue of a kappa near the station entrance | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1380-2 Nagasue, Yukuhashi-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°42′11″N 130°57′56″E / 33.7031°N 130.9656°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tagawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.0 km (from Yukuhashi Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | HC28 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1990 | ||||||||||
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  Imagawa-Kappa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture  Imagawa-Kappa Station Imagawa-Kappa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Imagawa-Kappa Station (今川河童駅, Imagawa-Kappa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, the Yukuhashi branch of a Yamaguchi-based insurance agency, Hoken Hiroba (保険ひろば), acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Hoken Hiroba Youme Town Yukuhashi Branch Imagawa-Kappa Station (保険ひろばゆめタウン行橋店 今川河童駅, Hoken-Hiroba-Yumetaun-Yukuhashi-ten-Imagawa-Kappa-eki).[2]
Lines[edit]
Imagawa-Kappa is served by the Tagawa Line and is located 3.0 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]
Layout[edit]
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.[1] The station name references a kappa, a creature in Japanese folklore.
History[edit]
The station was opened on October 1, 1990.
Surrounding area[edit]
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line
- Higashikyushu Expressway Imagawa Parking Area
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "平成筑豊鉄道全駅時刻表 直方 → 金田 → 田川伊田 → 行橋・金田 → 田川後藤寺" (PDF). 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 16 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Imagawa-Kappa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Imagawa-Kappa Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)