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Newton, KS
North side of depot in 2007
General information
Location414 North Main Street
Newton, Kansas
Owned byCrossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)BNSF La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NEW
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1930
Rebuilt2008
Passengers
FY 202316,772 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hutchinsontoward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Topekatoward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wichitatoward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Emporiatoward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Halsteadtoward Los Angeles Main Line Waltontoward Chicago
Terminus Newton–Purcell Sedgwicktoward Purcell
Proposed services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wichitatoward Fort Worth Heartland Flyer Terminus
Santa Fe Depot (Newton Station)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationNewton, Kansas, US
Coordinates38°02′50″N 97°20′40″W / 38.0471°N 97.3444°W / 38.0471; -97.3444
Built1929
ArchitectE.H. Harrison & M. R. Stauffer
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.85000735
Added to NRHP1985
Location

Newton station is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States, served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train. It is the nearest station to Kansas' largest city, Wichita.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway opened to Newton in 1930. The current station building was constructed in a Tudor Revival – modeled after William Shakespeare's house in Stratford-on-Avon – in 1929–30. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. In 2021, Amtrak proposed to extend the Heartland Flyer to Newton to connect with the Southwest Chief.

References

  1. "Emporians Celebrate at Newton". The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 16, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. "Newton, KS (NEW)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. "Heartland Flyer Extension" (PDF). Amtrak.

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