Fulton station

Fulton, KY
The Fulton station in January 2017. The trailer that serves as the depot is visible on the left.
Location 21 Newton Road
Fulton, KY 42041
United States
Coordinates 36°31′25″N 88°53′14″W / 36.52361°N 88.88722°W / 36.52361; -88.88722Coordinates: 36°31′25″N 88°53′14″W / 36.52361°N 88.88722°W / 36.52361; -88.88722
Line(s) Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms 1 short side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Building with waiting room
Parking 12 long and 5 short term
Other information
Status Flag stop; unstaffed
Station code Amtrak code: FTN
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 4,138[1] Decrease 10.3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans
toward Chicago
  Former services  
Illinois Central
Gibbs
toward New Orleans
Main Line
Clinton
TerminusFulton – Edgewood
Dukes
toward Edgewood
Gibbs
toward Memphis
Memphis – Louisville
Water Valley
toward Louisville
McConnell
toward Grenada
Grenada – FultonTerminus
Location
Fulton, KY
Location within Kentucky

Fulton 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.


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