Imagawa-Kappa Station

Location
	Imagawa-Kappa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Imagawa-Kappa Station Imagawa-Kappa Station (Japan)

Imagawa-Kappa Station

今川河童駅
Imagawa-Kappa Station; 今川河童駅
	Statue of a kappa near the station entrance
General information
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
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	HC28
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1990
Services
Location
Location
	Imagawa-Kappa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Imagawa-Kappa Station Imagawa-Kappa Station (Japan)

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

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

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

The station was opened on October 1, 1990.

Surrounding area

Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line
Higashikyushu Expressway Imagawa Parking Area

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. 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.