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.
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NEW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 9, 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 15,828[2]  15.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Depot (a.k.a. Newton Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] From 2015 to 2019 the station has consistently been the most-frequented Amtrak station in Kansas.[4]
| Fiscal Year | Passengers |
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| 2015 | 13,010[5] |
| 2016 | 13,741[6] |
| 2017 | 15,828[7] |
| 2018 | 15,218[8] |
| 2019 | 13,764[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 (2006), depot on right
Warkentin Mill (1905), southwest of station
Newton Carnegie Library (1912) is now a museum, 3 blocks south of station
References
- "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, FY2017, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Harvey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2019 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2015 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2016 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2017 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2018 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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)
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