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Coordinates: 38°02′50″N 97°20′40″W / 38.0471°N 97.3444°W / 38.0471; -97.3444
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Newton, KS
Northwest side of depot in 2007
General information
Location414 North Main Street
Newton, Kansas
Owned byCrossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)BNSF La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NEW
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1930[1]
Rebuilt2008
Passengers
FY 202413,110[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
Proposed services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wichita
toward Fort Worth
 Heartland Flyer Terminus
Santa Fe Depot (Newton Station)
LocationNewton, Kansas, US
Coordinates38°02′50″N 97°20′40″W / 38.0471°N 97.3444°W / 38.0471; -97.3444
Built1929 to 1930
ArchitectE.H. Harrison & M. R. Stauffer
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.85000735
Added to NRHP1985
Location
Map

Newton station is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States, located at the southeast corner of Main and 5th streets, and currently served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train. It is the nearest station to Wichita (the largest city in Kansas).

The current station building was constructed from 1929 to 1930 in a Tudor Revival, modeled after William Shakespeare's house in Stratford-on-Avon, then opened in 1930 to provide passenger service for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]

In 2021, Amtrak proposed to extend the Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City through Wichita to connect with the Southwest Chief in Newton.[4] In November 2023, KDOT said the service would start in 2029, but could begin sooner were the project to be fast tracked.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Emporians Celebrate at Newton". The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 16, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Newton, KS (NEW)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. ^ "Heartland Flyer Extension" (PDF). Amtrak.
  5. ^ "KDOT gives update on potential Amtrak expansion into Wichita". www.kake.com. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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