Newton station (Kansas)
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 North side of depot in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
414 North Main Street Newton, KS, 67114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) |
13,010[1]  1.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Depot (a.k.a. Newton Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Newton, Kansas, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′50″N 97°20′40″W / 38.0471°N 97.3444°WCoordinates: 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 # | 85000735 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newton is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States, served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train.
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.[2]
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
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
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Harvey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Newton, KS
- 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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