Fulton (Amtrak station)

Fulton
Station statistics
Address 21 Newton Road
Fulton, KY 42041
Lines
  City of New Orleans
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Code FTN
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 3,578[1]  3.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
City of New Orleans
toward Chicago
    Former services    
Illinois Central Railroad
Gibbs
 Main Line
Clinton
Terminus Fulton – Edgewood
Dukes
toward Edgewood
Gibbs
toward Memphis
 Memphis – Louisville
Water Valley
toward Louisville
McConnell
toward Grenada
 Grenada – Fulton Terminus

The Fulton Amtrak station is a train station in Fulton, Kentucky, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located near the Purchase Parkway and Highway 51. The station serves the City of New Orleans. Amtrak's Train 58 goes northbound, while Train 59 goes southbound.

This is an unstaffed station; there is no agent and no assistance. The station is listed as a flag stop in Amtrak's systemwide timetable.

Of the four Kentucky stations served by Amtrak, Fulton was the busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.[2]

Route details

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

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/KENTUCKY10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/KENTUCKY10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

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