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Ramsey Route 17
Westbound train departing Ramsey Route 17 station
General information
Location	Route 17 and Spring Street Ramsey, New Jersey
Coordinates	41°04′30″N 74°08′43″W / 41.0750°N 74.1454°W / 41.0750; -74.1454
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	NJT Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	1,221 spaces, 25 accessible spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	12
History
Opened	August 22, 2004 (2004-08-22)
Passengers
2018	834 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Mahwahtoward Suffern Main Line Ramseytoward Hoboken Bergen County Lineweekdays Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Sufferntoward Port Jervis Port Jervis Line Secaucus Junctiontoward Hoboken Mahwah(limited service)toward Port Jervis
Location

Ramsey Route 17 station is one of two railroad stations operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Named after nearby Route 17, trains at the station are serviced by NJ Transit's Main Line and Bergen County Line, alongside Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line.

History

The current station at Ramsey Route 17 is located next to the Westervelt–Ackerson House on Island Road, which saw service beginning on October 19, 1848, with the opening of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad. The train went from Paterson to Suffern, where connections were available to the Erie Railroad. The station was known as Westervelt's. The current station opened on August 22, 2004.

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a high-level side platform. It also has a pedestrian overpass complete with elevators, making it accessible for handicapped persons, and a five-level parking structure which serves as a park and ride.

Gallery

• Pedestrian bridge at the Ramsey Route 17 station that is used to cross the railroad tracks
• Interior of the pedestrian bridge
• View from westbound platform

References

1. "Ramsey Route 17". New Jersey Transit. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
2. "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
3. ^ "NJ Transit Announces Opening of Ramsey Route 17 Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. August 6, 2004.
4. Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
5. "Common Council". The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Ramsey Route 17 (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station from Route 17 from Google Maps Street View

• NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 2004
• Ramsey, New Jersey
• 2004 establishments in New Jersey
• Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1848