Forest Hills (LIRR station)

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Forest Hills

Looking at Platform B
Station statistics
Address Continental Avenue (71st Avenue) & Austin Street
Forest Hills, New York
Lines
Main Line
(City Terminal Zone)
Connections New York City Subway:
NYC Subway E serviceNYC Subway F serviceNYC Subway G serviceNYC Subway R serviceNYC Subway V service at Forest Hills–71st Avenue
MTA Bus Company: Q23, Q64
Platforms 2
Other information
Opened 1906
Closed 1911
Rebuilt August 5, 1911
Electrified June 16, 1910
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by MTA
Fare zone 1
Services
Preceding station   Long Island Rail Road   Following station
Main Line
(City Terminal Zone)

Forest Hills is a wheelchair accessible station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It serves the residents of Forest Hills, Queens and is located The station is located at Austin Street and Continental Avenue (71st Avenue), just south of Queens Boulevard, within the City Terminal Zone. There are two side platforms, which can hold a 4-car train. The station is located within Fare Zone 1, and is in the CityTicket program. The station is located in an area of Forest Hills known as Station Square. Built in 1906 and rebuilt in 1911, the station is the only one in the system not to have standard blue and white signage. Instead, there are plaques and historic style signage within and around the station, complementing to the architecture to the stationhouse, and the surrounding area.

Seen from Station Plaza
Seen from Station Plaza

[edit] Bus and Rail Connections

New York City Subway

MTA Bus

  • Q23: Forest Hills-East Elmhurst.
  • Q64: Forest Hills-71st Avenue-Electchester.

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