Ramsey Route 17 station
Ramsey Route 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°04′30″N 74°08′43″W / 41.0750°N 74.1454°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 12[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 22, 2004[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | 768 (average weekday)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramsey Route 17 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 the Main Line and Bergen County Line, along with 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.[4][5] This station was known as Westervelt's. The current station opened on August 22, 2004.[2]
Station layout
This 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 quintuple-level parking structure to help serve as a park and ride.
Gallery
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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
- ^ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "NJ Transit Announces Opening of Ramsey Route 17 Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. August 6, 2004.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "Common Council". The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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
