The Raunt station
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. 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.