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

Location 414 North Main StreetNewton, 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.

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.

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

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