Imagawa-Kappa Station Explained

Imagawa-Kappa Station
Native Name:今川河童駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1380-2 Nagasue, Yukuhashi-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line: Tagawa Line
Distance:3.0 km
Platforms:1 side platform
Structure:At-grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:HC28
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Imagawa-Kappa Station
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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,, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as .[2]

Lines

Imagawa-Kappa is served by the Tagawa Line and is located 3.0 km from the starting point of the line at .[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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 49, 79.
  2. Web site: 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 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 1 September 2019 . Japanese . 30 March 2009.
  3. Web site: 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 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 23 July 2019 . Japanese . 16 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402190121/http://www.heichiku.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/188257a2a16a0a0d500d345a8e0c3309.pdf . 2 April 2019 . live . dmy-all .