Hollis (LIRR station)

Hollis

1909 Map of Hollis Station
Station statistics
Address 193rd Street & Woodhull Avenue
Hollis, New York
Lines
  Main Line
(Hempstead Branch)
(also Oyster Bay Branch,
Port Jefferson Branch,
and Ronkonkoma Branch)
Connections NYCT Buses
New York City Bus: Q2, Q3
MTA Bus: Q110
P & J Car Service
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 5 (1 for yard access)
Parking No
Other information
Opened May–September 1885[1][2]
Rebuilt 1915, 1990s
Electrified 750V (DC) third rail
Owned by MTA
Formerly East Jamaica
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 228[3]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
(employees only)
 Main Line
(Hempstead Branch)
(also Oyster Bay Branch,
Port Jefferson Branch,
and Ronkonkoma Branch)

Hollis is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in Hollis, Queens, New York City, United States. It has two side platforms along the four-track line; only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch stop. The station was called East Jamaica until 1885. The station house was destroyed by arson on November 2, 1967 and a new one was built in the early 1990s.

Platforms and tracks

This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. The north platform, next to Track 3, is generally used by westbound or New York City-bound trains. The south platform, next to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound trains.

The Main Line has four tracks. The two middle tracks, not next to either platform, are used by through trains. A fifth track south of the south platform leads to the east end of the Hillside Facility.

References

  1. ^ Hempstead Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR history Website)
  2. ^ Long Island Rail Road Alphabetical Station Listing and History (TrainsAreFun.com)
  3. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

External links