Imagawa-Kappa Station
Imagawa-Kappa Station (今川河童駅, Imagawa-Kappa-eki) is a railway station in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Tagawa Line, operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[1]
Imagawa-Kappa Station 今川河童駅 | |||||||||||
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 Statue of a kappa near the station entrance | |||||||||||
| Location | Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.7031°N 130.9656°E | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1990 | ||||||||||
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The station name references a kappa, a monster in Japanese folklore.
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]
External links
- Imagawa-Kappa Station (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
References
- "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.
- "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.
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