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Location | South Ensign and Main Streets Fort Morgan, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°14′49″N103°48′10″W / 40.2470°N 103.8029°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Brush Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: FMG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 2,019 [1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fort Morgan station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The depot was originally built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1922. [2]
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