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
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NEW
History
Opened	October 9, 1930[1]
Rebuilt	2008
Passengers
FY 2021	6,040[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 (a.k.a. Newton Station)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Newton, Kansas, USA
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

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.^{[citation needed]} Newton station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3] From 2015 to 2019 the station has consistently been the most-frequented Amtrak station in Kansas.[4]

Local colleges

• Bethel College, north 1.9 miles (3.1 km) in North Newton
• Hesston College, northwest 8.4 miles (13.5 km) in Hesston
• Tabor College, northeast 24.7 miles (39.8 km) in Hillsboro
• Wichita State University, south 25.2 miles (40.6 km) in Wichita

See also

• La Junta Subdivision, branch of the BNSF Railway
• List of Amtrak stations

Gallery

• 
  1915 railroad map of Harvey County
• 
  Downtown Newton in 2006, depot on right
• 
  Warkentin Mill in 1905, southwest of station
• 
  Newton Carnegie Library, built in 1912, is now a museum, 3 blocks south of station

References

External links

• Newton, KS – Amtrak
• Newton, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Newton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• 1930 station history, specialcollections.wichita.edu

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