The Raunt | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view of the former station site in 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Jamaica Bay Queens, New York City | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′10.8″N 73°49′08.2″W / 40.619667°N 73.818944°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Rockaway Beach Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Closed | May 23, 1950 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1905 | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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The Raunt was a former Long Island Rail Road station on the Rockaway Beach Branch. It had no address and no station house, because it was meant strictly as a dropping-off point for fishermen using a small island in Jamaica Bay.[1][2] The station was located 1,300 feet (400 m) west of signal station "ER" (presumably #96), and near the WU Tower. It was named for the channel on the south side of the island where it stood.[2]
- ^ Lucev, Emil (October 15, 2004). "Historical Views of the Rockaways". The Wave. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ a b Brooklyn, NY Quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1898. § SE. Retrieved 2010-03-27.