Hollis station

Hollis
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°42′37″N 73°46′00″W / 40.7102°N 73.7666°W / 40.7102; -73.7666Coordinates: 40°42′37″N 73°46′00″W / 40.7102°N 73.7666°W / 40.7102; -73.7666
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
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	May 1885[1][2]
Rebuilt	1915, 1990s
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	East Jamaica (May–September 1885)
Passengers
2006	228[3]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station Jamaica towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Hempstead Branch Queens Village towards Hempstead      Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here      Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here      Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here      Montauk Branch does not stop here      Belmont Park Branch does not stop here
show Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Rockaway Junction toward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Bellaire toward Greenport

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.

History[]

1909 Map of Hollis Station

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.

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hollis (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Hollis – LIRR

• Hollis LIRR timetable

• 1915 Hollis Station Photo (TrainsAreFun.com)
• HOLLIS Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• 99th Avenue and 193rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View