Newton (Amtrak station)

Newton

North side of depot in 2007
Location 414 North Main Street
Newton, KS, 67114
Owned by Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc.
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code NEW
History
Opened 1930
Rebuilt 2008
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 14,564[1] Increase 3.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief
toward Chicago
  Former services  
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Halstead
toward Los Angeles
Main Line
Walton
toward Los Angeles
Main Line
Major stations
Florence
TerminusNewton – Purcell
Sedgewick
toward Purcell
Santa Fe Depot (a.k.a. Newton Station)
Map of the Kansas
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

The Newton Amtrak station is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

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

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Harvey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places

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