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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[Image:Newton Depot.jpg|thumb|right|[[Newton (Amtrak station)|Newton Amtrak Depot]] at 414 N. Main St. (2006)]] [[Image:Newton, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Newton (looking north). Depot on right. (2006)]] [[Image:Santa Fe Route Map 1891.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway]] route map from 1891 issue of ''Grain Dealers and Shippers Gazetteer''.]] {{See also|Newton (Amtrak station)}} [[BNSF Railway]] passes through Newton for transportation and shipping. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Southwest Chief]] stops in Newton twice each day and provides passenger rail service towards [[Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/AM_Route_C/1241245650447/1237405732511 Amtrak - Southwest Chief route]</ref> The Amtrak station is located at 414 N Main St.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Hours_Popup&pAssetID=1229726269880&c=am2Station#S Amtrak - Newton Station]</ref> Bus service is provided daily towards Wichita and [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]] by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of [[Greyhound Lines]]).<ref>[http://www.beeline-express.com/ BeeLine Express]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greyhound.com/ |title=Greyhound Lines |access-date=2016-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906232014/https://www.greyhound.com/ |archive-date=2019-09-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While there is no local fixed-route transit service, Harvey Interurban provides [[dial-a-ride]] transit service to the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harveycounty.com/departments/transportation.html|title=Interurban Transportation|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref> Major roads that pass through Newton are [[Interstate 135 (Kansas)|I-135]], [[U.S. Route 50 (Kansas)|US-50]], [[U.S. Route 81 (Kansas)|US-81]], and [[K-15 (Kansas highway)|K-15]]. [[Newton City/County Airport]], FAA:EWK,<ref>[http://www.ksdot.org/divAviation/pdf_pic_pages/Newton_P90.pdf Newton City/County Airport map]</ref> is located 2 miles east of Newton. Its {{convert|7002|ft|m|adj=on}} runway is one of only 11 runways in Kansas {{convert|7000|ft|m|adj=on}} or longer. It has ILS and GPS approaches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=40 |title=Newton City/County Airport web site |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103000414/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=40 |archive-date=2011-01-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEWK Newton City/County Airport information]</ref> ===Utilities=== * Internet ** Cable is provided by [[Cox Communications]]. ** DSL is provided by [[AT&T]]. ** Wireless is provided by [http://www.Pixius.com/ Pixius Communications]. ** Satellite is provided by [[HughesNet]], [[StarBand]], and [[Wildblue|WildBlue]]. * TV ** Cable is provided by [[Cox Communications]]. ** Satellite is provided by [[DirecTV]], [[Dish Network]]. ** Terrestrial is provided by regional [[digital television|digital TV]] stations primarily based in the Wichita/Hutchinson designated market area. * Telephone ** Landline is provided by AT&T. ** Cellular is provided by [[Verizon Wireless]], [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]], and [[AT&T Mobility]]. * Electricity is provided by [[Westar Energy]]. * Gas is provided by [[Kansas Gas Service]]. * Water ** City is provided by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton]. ** Rural is provided by [http://harveycountyrwd1.com/ Harvey County RWD #1]. * Sewer is billed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton]. * Trash is billed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton].
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