Editing Ramsey, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-07-31 13 07 24 View north along New Jersey State Route 17 from the overpass for Bergen County Route 507 (Franklin Turnpike) in Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]] northbound in Ramsey]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|65.32|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|51.82|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|11.45|mi}} by Bergen County and {{convert|2.05|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref>

A number of roadways serve Ramsey and its neighboring communities, providing the borough with easy driving access to [[New York State]] (including New York City) and other points within New Jersey. [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf#page=8 Route 17 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2009. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref> and [[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|County Route 507]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000507__-.pdf#page=11 County Route 507 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], August 2007. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref> intersect the areas east and north of Ramsey's downtown business district, while [[Interstate 287]] and [[U.S. Route 202]] pass through the Darlington section of [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] to the west and the [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]] / Interstate 287) and [[New York Route 59|NY Route 59]] run through [[Suffern, New York]], to the north.

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===Public transportation===
[[File:Ramsey, NJ, train station.jpg|thumb|right|The older [[Ramsey station (NJ Transit)|Ramsey NJ Transit Station]], on Main Street, is the oldest operating passenger rail station in New Jersey and serves both [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] and [[Bergen County Line]] trains.]]
Ramsey has two [[NJ Transit]] train stations which provide mass transit access to and from [[Hoboken Terminal]] with connections available at [[Secaucus Junction]] to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Penn Station New York]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and other NJ Transit lines.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref> Located on Main Street just east of Central Avenue in the borough's downtown area, the [[Ramsey station (NJ Transit)|Ramsey Main Street station]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=128&x=19&y=9 Ramsey station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 28, 2011.</ref> was constructed in 1868 by the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad and is the oldest operating passenger station in service in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.ramseyhistory.org/2010/04/it-started-with-the-train-station/ "It Started with the Train Station"], Postcards of Historical Ramsey, NJ, April 29, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2013. "Built in 1868, it is the oldest passenger rail station in service in New Jersey. Within a couple of years the Paterson & Ramapo was sold to the New York & Erie, later just the Erie Railroad, one of the most important companies during the golden age of American railroads."</ref> The [[Ramsey Route 17 station]], which opened on August 22, 2004, is a park-and-ride facility and regional commuter hub located along Route 17 South in the northern section of town.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38417 Ramsey Route 17 station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 28, 2011.</ref> Both of these stations are stops along NJ Transit's [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] and [[Bergen County Line]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref>

[[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line]] provides bus service along Route 17 (with limited service at other local stops) to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. Tickets can be easily found on the Couch Bus USA app.<ref>[http://www.coachusa.com/shortline/ss.details.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Ramsey&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=91950&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=%2Frockland%2Findex.asp&cbid=315651232839 Schedule Details: Ramsey, NJ to New York, NY], [[Short Line (bus company)]]. Accessed December 13, 2013.</ref>

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