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Imagawa-Kappa Station

Coordinates: 33°42′11″N 130°57′56″E / 33.7031°N 130.9656°E / 33.7031; 130.9656
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Imagawa-Kappa Station

今川河童駅
Statue of a kappa near the station entrance
Statue of a kappa near the station entrance
General information
Location1380-2 Nagasue, Yukuhashi-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°42′11″N 130°57′56″E / 33.7031°N 130.9656°E / 33.7031; 130.9656
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Tagawa Line
Distance3.0 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC28
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Miyakoizumi
towards Yukuhashi
Tagawa Line Toyotsu
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Imagawa-Kappa Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Imagawa-Kappa Station
Imagawa-Kappa Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Imagawa-Kappa Station is located in Japan
Imagawa-Kappa Station
Imagawa-Kappa Station
Imagawa-Kappa Station (Japan)
Map

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

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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

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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

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The station was opened on October 1, 1990.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
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