| Ramsey Route 17 | |||||||||||
| Style: | NJ Transit | ||||||||||
| Address: | Route 17 and Spring Street | ||||||||||
| Borough: | Ramsey, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.075°N -74.1454°W | ||||||||||
| Owned: | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Line: | NJT Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platform: | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking: | 1,221 spaces, 25 accessible spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Zone: | 12[2] | ||||||||||
| Opened: | [3] | ||||||||||
| Pass Year: | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Passengers: | 834 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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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.
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.[5] [6] The station was known as Westervelt's. The current station opened on August 22, 2004.
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.