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Newton station (Kansas)

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Line(s)
  
Southwest Chief

Disabled access
  
Yes

Area
  
5,666 m²

Rebuilt
  
2008

Tracks
  
3

Opened
  
1930

Phone
  
+1 316-283-7533

Added to NRHP
  
1985

Newton station (Kansas)

Location
  
414 North Main Street Newton, KS, 67114

Owned by
  
Crossroads Lumber Co., Inc.

Platforms
  
1 side platform, 1 island platform

Address
  
414 N Main St, Newton, KS 67114, USA

Architectural style
  
Tudor Revival architecture

Similar
  
Hutchinson station, Warkentin House, Mennonite Settler statue, Kauffman Museum, Lawrence station

Newton is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States, served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train.

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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.

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

    • References

    Newton station (Kansas) Wikipedia
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