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
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[1]
Rebuilt2008
Passengers
FY 202210,978[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hutchinson 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 Main Line Walton
toward Chicago
Terminus NewtonPurcell Sedgwick
toward Purcell
Santa Fe Depot (Newton Station)
LocationNewton, Kansas, US
Coordinates38.0471°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

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]

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
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "Newton, KS (NEW)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. "Heartland Flyer Extension" (PDF). Amtrak.

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