Hollis station
Hollis is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in the Hollis neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Except for one AM peak Penn Station-bound train from East Williston on the Oyster Bay Branch, only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch stop here.
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 A Hempstead-bound M3's short stay at Hollis station as seen from 99th Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue Hollis, Queens, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.7102°N 73.7666°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (1 for yard access) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NYCT Bus: Q2, Q3 MTA Bus: Q110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1885[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1915, 1990s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Jamaica (May–September 1885) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 228[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was originally built as East Jamaica in May 1885 and renamed Hollis in September of the same year. It was rebuilt as part of a grade elimination project in 1915. The station house was destroyed by arson on November 2, 1967 and a new one was built in the early 1990s.
Station layout
This station has two high-level wooden side platforms, each four cars long. The two middle tracks, not next to either platform, are used by through trains on the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and Montauk branches. A fifth track south of the south platform leads to the east end of the Hillside Facility and does not carry passenger service.
The station's only entrance is a pedestrian tunnel under the platforms and tracks that has a staircase to each platform and leads to 193rd Street and 99th Avenue on its south end and the dead-end of 193rd Street on its north end. Along the north platform is a pedestrian roadway that leads to 191st Street on its west end and Sagamore Avenue on its east end.
| P Platform level |
Platform A, side platform | |
| Track 3 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Hillside Facility or Jamaica) | |
| Track 1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 2 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 4 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Queens Village) → | |
| Platform B, side platform | ||
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance and buses |
References
- Hempstead Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR history Website)
- Long Island Rail Road Alphabetical Station Listing and History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
