LIRR  Rockaway Beach  Branch

(Today's H train)

This line turned off the main line and ran on today's' A train line near Ozone Park to the Rockaways- the Far Rockaway service via the main line is discussed on the Original Rockaway LIRR Page.)

We will cover stations after we leave the main line 

Rego Park   Station removed. No further information is available

Parkside  was located at Metropolitan Avenue. Station removed. It had two side platforms . They were wood as was the station. No further information is available

 Brooklyn Manor It had two side platforms . They were wood as was the station No further information is available

Woodhaven  Was located over the underground Woodhaven Blvd station on the Brooklyn line. It was originally at ground level It had two side platforms and two tracks. It was built 1942 (Current station) and closed intact in 1962 thusly allowing an easy reactivation if desired.  A connection to the underground branch is at 96^th Street and Atlantic Avenue. No further information is available  

Ozone Park  had four tracks and two side platforms with two locations. The north location was used for terminating trains while the south location was used for boarding and exiting passengers. It remains today in non railroad use and can be seen from the A train at Rockaway Blvd (see A Lefferts and  A Rockaway ) 

Aqueduct No further information is available

Rambersville No further information is available

Howard Beach No further information is available

Hamilton Beach No further information is available

Goose Creek No further information is available

The Raunt No further information is available

Broad Channel No further information is available

Beach Channel No further information is available

Hammels No further information is available

Beach 90^th Street  No further information is available  

 Last revised 03/11/2011

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