Fort Morgan station

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Fort Morgan, CO
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The Amtrak station in Fort Morgan.
General information
LocationSouth Ensign and Main Streets
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Coordinates 40°14′49″N103°48′10″W / 40.2470°N 103.8029°W / 40.2470; -103.8029
Line(s) BNSF Brush Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station code Amtrak: FMG
Passengers
FY 20222,019 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Denver
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr McCook
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Denver
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Akron
closed 1987
toward Chicago
Denver
toward Los Angeles
Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
McCook
toward Chicago
Akron
closed 1987
toward Chicago
Denver
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
McCook
toward Chicago
Akron
closed 1987
toward Chicago
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Wiggins
toward Denver
Main Line Brush
toward Chicago
Location
Fort Morgan station

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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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Amtrak - Fort Morgan, CO (FMG)".

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