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.
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: NEW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 9, 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 10,978[2] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Depot (Newton Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Newton, Kansas, US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′50″N 97°20′40″W / 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 edit
- ^ "Emporians Celebrate at Newton". The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 16, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Newton, KS (NEW)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ^ "Heartland Flyer Extension" (PDF). Amtrak.
External links edit
Media related to Newton station (Kansas) at Wikimedia Commons
- Newton, KS – Amtrak
- Newton, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- 1930 station history, specialcollections.wichita.edu
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