- Source: Imagawa-Kappa Station
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. 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).
Lines
Imagawa-Kappa is served by the Tagawa Line and is located 3.0 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.
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. 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
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Media related to Imagawa-Kappa Station at Wikimedia Commons
Imagawa-Kappa Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)