title: Tsukinoki Station
text: # Tsukinoki Station
  
  Tsukinoki Station (槻木駅, Tsukinoki-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector AbukumaExpress.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Tsukinoki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 327.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also a terminal station for the Abukuma Express Line and is 54.9 rail kilometers from the opposing terminal at Fukushima.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiroishi, Fukushima and Kōriyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Abukuma Express Line | for Kakuda, Marumori and Yanagawa |
  | 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai |
  
  ## History
  
  Tsukinoki Station opened on 12 January 1891. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in June 1998.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 2,843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Abukuma Express portion of the station was used by an average of 1,195 passengers daily in FY2015.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 4
  * Tsukinoki Post Office
  