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
Location	414 North Main Street Newton, KS, 67114
Owned by	Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)	BNSF Railway La Junta Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NEW
History
Opened	October 9, 1930[1]
Rebuilt	2008
Passengers
2017	15,828[2]  15.2%
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
Location	Newton, Kansas, USA
Coordinates	38.0471°N 97.3444°W
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. Newton Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]

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 (2006), depot on right
• 
  Warkentin Mill (1905), southwest of station
• 
  Newton Carnegie Library (1912) is now a museum, 3 blocks south of station

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

External links

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