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.
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
- ^ "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
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