Newton station (Kansas)

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.

Newton, KS
North side of depot in 2007
General information
Location	414 North Main Street Newton, Kansas
Owned by	Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)	BNSF La Junta Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NEW
History
Opened	October 9, 1930[1]
Rebuilt	2008
Passengers
FY 2022	10,978[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hutchinson toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Topeka toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wichita toward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Emporia toward Chicago Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Halstead toward Los Angeles Main Line Walton toward Chicago Terminus Newton–Purcell Sedgwick toward Purcell
Santa Fe Depot (Newton Station)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Newton, Kansas, US
Coordinates	38.0471°N 97.3444°W / 38.0471; -97.3444
Built	1929
Architect	E.H. Harrison & M. R. Stauffer
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	85000735
Added to NRHP	1985

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.[3] In 2021, Amtrak proposed to extend the Heartland Flyer to Newton to connect with the Southwest Chief.[4]