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Fulton, KY
The Fulton station in January 2017. The trailer that serves as the depot is visible on the left.
General information
Location	21 Newton Road Fulton, Kentucky United States
Coordinates	36°31′25″N 88°53′14″W / 36.52361°N 88.88722°W / 36.52361; -88.88722
Line(s)	CN Illinois Central
Platforms	1 short side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Fulton County Transit Authority
Construction
Structure type	Building with waiting room
Parking	12 long and 5 short term
Other information
Status	Flag stop; unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: FTN
Passengers
FY 2023	4,214 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Newberntoward New Orleans City of New Orleans Carbondaletoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Piercetoward New Orleans Main Line Crutchfieldtoward Chicago Terminus Fulton – Edgewood Dukestoward Edgewood Gibbstoward Memphis Memphis – Louisville Water Valleytoward Louisville McConnelltoward Grenada Grenada – Fulton Terminus
Location

Fulton station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Fulton, Kentucky, near the Purchase Parkway and Highway 51. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station.

This is an unstaffed station; there is no agent and no assistance. The previous station house was torn down by the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1979. Fulton County Transit Authority provides demand-response service from Fulton station to neighboring counties.

The tracks used were once part of the Illinois Central Railroad system, and are now owned by the Canadian National Railway.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. https://www.fultontransit.com/

External links

Media related to Fulton (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Fulton, KY – Amtrak
• Fulton, KY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Fulton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

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