414 N. Main, Newton, Kansas. County/parish: Harvey.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1985. NRIS 85000735.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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.
In 2021, Amtrak proposed to extend the Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City through Wichita to connect with the Southwest Chief in Newton. In November 2023, KDOT said the service would start in 2029, but could begin sooner were the project to be fast tracked.
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