Newton's Amtrak Station is located at 414 N. Main Street in downtown Newton. The facility features an enclosed waiting area, wheelchair accessible restrooms, checked baggage service and a ticket office.

The station is open from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. seven days a week.

Amtrak Discounts

Parking

Long-term parking is available approximately one block from the station off behind the Post Office. The parking lot can be accessed from W. Fourth Street or W. Fifth Street. There is no charge for the parking. There is no dedicated wheelchair accessible parking. For more information, call the Newton Convention & Visitors Center at 316-284-3642.

Shuttle service to Wichita

Amtrak offers a bus shuttle service to and from Wichita to connect passengers to the Newton rail station. The northbound bus leaves daily at 1:10 a.m. from the bus station at 214 S. Topeka, Wichita, to catch the 2:45 a.m. train. The southbound bus leaves Newton at 4 a.m. for Wichita. The bus shuttle also connects the Southwest Chief and Heartland Flyer lines. The southbound bus leaves Wichita at 5 a.m. daily to make the connection in Oklahoma City at 7:35 a.m. For more information, call 1-800-872-7245 or book travel at www.amtrak.com.

Route

Newton is on the Southwest Chief route, which runs daily from Chicago to Los Angeles via the American Southwest. The route is part of the Trails & Rails program and National Park Service guides are onboard the Southwest Chief between Albuquerque and La Junta, Colo.; and Chicago and La Plata, Mo. The train departs Newton westbound for Los Angeles at 2:45 a.m. daily. It departs Newton eastbound for Chicago at 2:19 a.m. daily.

Tracking the trains

Amtrak offers an online tracking service to estimate arrival and departure times for all of its routes. Track your train

Train stations served

The Southwest Chief serves the following cities: 
Illinois: Chicago, Naperville, Mendota, Princeton, Galesburg
Iowa: Fort Madison
Missouri: La Plata, Kansas City
Kansas: Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City, Garden City, Wichita (via bus shuttle)
Colorado: Lamar, La Junta, Trinidad
New Mexico: Raton, Las Vegas (NM), Lamy (with shuttle available to Santa Fe), Albuquerque, Gallup
Arizona: Winslow, Flagstaff, Williams Junction (Grand Canyon), Kingman
California: Needles, Barstow, Victorville, San Bernadino, Riverside, Fullerton, Los Angeles

 Heartland 

Heartland Flyer Service Development Plan