Fulton station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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; -88.88722
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  10.3%
Services
Preceding station 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
Location
Fulton, KY Location in 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.