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Fulton, KY
Fulton KY Amtrak station.jpg
The Fulton station in January 2017. The trailer that serves as the depot is visible on the left.
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 Bus transport 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
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019) 3,357 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Newbern
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans Carbondale
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Pierce
toward New Orleans
Main Line Crutchfield
toward Chicago
Terminus Fulton – Edgewood Dukes
toward Edgewood
Gibbs
toward Memphis
Memphis – Louisville Water Valley
toward Louisville
McConnell
toward Grenada
Grenada – Fulton Terminus

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.

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