Ramsey Route 17 (NJT station)

Ramsey Route 17
Westbound train departing
Coordinates	41°04′30″N 74°08′43″W / 41.0750°N 74.1454°WCoordinates: 41°04′30″N 74°08′43″W / 41.0750°N 74.1454°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Bergen County Line   Main Line   Port Jervis Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	12[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	768 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Mahwah toward Suffern Bergen County Line Ramsey toward Hoboken Main Line Metro-North Railroad Suffern toward Port Jervis Port Jervis Line Secaucus Junction toward Hoboken

Ramsey Route 17 is one of two New Jersey Transit rail stations in Ramsey, New Jersey served by the Main and Bergen County Lines, as well as select trains on the Port Jervis Line. The station opened on August 22, 2004. The rail station is adjacent to NJ 17, allowing motorists to drive straight to the station from the highway.

There is a 5-level parking deck at the station which has over 1,000 spaces. Out of area people find it convenient to park here for weeks at a time for $2 a day and take the train into New York City or to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Station layout

	■ Main Line	toward Suffern (Mahwah)
	■ Bergen County Line	toward Suffern (Mahwah)
	■ Port Jervis Line	toward Port Jervis (Suffern)
	■ Main Line	toward Hoboken (Ramsey)
	■ Bergen County Line	toward Hoboken (Ramsey)
	■ Port Jervis Line	toward Hoboken (Secaucus Junction)

Gallery

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  Bridge at the Ramsey Route 17 station that is used to cross the railroad tracks

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  Interior of the bridge

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  View from westbound platform

References

1. "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

External links

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

• NJT rail station information page for Ramsey Route 17
• DepartureVision real time train information for Ramsey Route 17
• Main Line/Bergen County Line/Port Jervis Line schedule
• Station from Route 17 from Google Maps Street View