Newton station is a train station in
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 18,602. Newton is located north of Wichita. The city of North Newton is located immediately north and e ...
, United States, served by
Amtrak
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s ''
Southwest Chief
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'' train. It is the nearest station to Kansas' largest city,
Wichita.
History
The station was originally built in a
Tudor Revival
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style by
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...
in 1929, and was modeled after
William Shakespeare
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's house in
Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-wes ...
. Newton station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Harvey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
/ref> From 2015 to 2019 the station has consistently been the most-frequented Amtrak station in Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
.
Local colleges
* Bethel College, north in North Newton
* Hesston College
Hesston College is a private college in Hesston, Kansas, United States. It is associated with the Mennonite Church USA and has an enrollment of about 400 students who typically come from about 30 states and 15 other countries.
History
In 1909, t ...
, northwest in Hesston
* Tabor College, northeast in Hillsboro
* Wichita State University
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...
, south in Wichita
See also
* La Junta Subdivision
The La Junta Subdivision is a railway line owned, maintained and operated by the BNSF Railway. The line stretches for across the south-central and southwestern parts of Kansas and the southeastern part of Colorado. The line branches off from the ...
, branch of the BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
* List of Amtrak stations
This is a list of train stations and Thruway Motorcoach stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city ...
Gallery
File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png, 1915 railroad map of Harvey County
Image:Newton, Kansas.jpg, Downtown Newton in 2006, depot on right
File:Newton Milling & Elevator Company - photo - 00066249.jpg, Warkentin Mill in 1905, southwest of station
Image:NewtonKSLibrary.jpg, Newton Carnegie Library, built in 1912, is now a museum, 3 blocks south of station
References
External links
Newton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
1930 station history
specialcollections.wichita.edu
Amtrak stations in Kansas
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
Buildings and structures in Harvey County, Kansas
National Register of Historic Places in Harvey County, Kansas
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1929
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