Newton station (Kansas)

Newton, KS
Northwest side of depot in 2007
General information
Location	414 North Main Street Newton, Kansas
Owned by	Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)	BNSF La Junta Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NEW
History
Opened	October 9, 1930 [1]
Rebuilt	2008
Passengers
FY 2024	13,110 [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)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Newton, Kansas, US
Coordinates	38°02′50″N97°20′40″W / 38.0471°N 97.3444°W / 38.0471; -97.3444
Built	1929 to 1930
Architect	E.H. Harrison & M. R. Stauffer
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	85000735
Added to NRHP	1985
Location

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

1. "Emporians Celebrate at Newton". The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 16, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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.

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