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![]() The Fulton station in January 2017. The trailer that serves as the depot is visible on the left. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 21 Newton Road Fulton, Kentucky United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°31′25″N 88°53′14″W / 36.52361°N 88.88722°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Illinois Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 short side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Building with waiting room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 12 long and 5 short term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: FTN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 4,214[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
The tracks used were once part of the Illinois Central Railroad system, and are now owned by the Canadian National Railway.