Newton station (Kansas)

Newton 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
Location414 North Main Street
Newton, KS, 67114
Owned byCrossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)BNSF Railway La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeNEW
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1930[1]
Rebuilt2008
Passengers
201715,828[2] 15.2%
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 Newton Purcell Sedgwick
toward Purcell
Santa Fe Depot (a.k.a. Newton Station)
LocationNewton, Kansas, USA
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

History

The station was originally built in a Tudor Revival style by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1929, and was modeled after William Shakespeare's house in Stratford-on-Avon. Newton Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]

Local colleges

See also

References

  1. "Emporians Celebrate at Newton". The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 16, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. Harvey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places


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