Hollis
A Hempstead-bound M3's short stay at Hollis station as seen from 99th Avenue
General information
Location193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue
Hollis, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°42′37″N 73°46′00″W / 40.7102°N 73.7666°W / 40.7102; -73.7666
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Distance11.5 mi (18.5 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks5 (1 for yard access)
ConnectionsLocal Transit NYCT Bus: Q2, Q3
Local Transit MTA Bus: Q110
Construction
ParkingNo
History
OpenedMay 1885[2][3]
Rebuilt1915, 1990s
Electrified750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesEast Jamaica (May–September 1885)
Passengers
2006228[4]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Jamaica
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 Hempstead Branch Queens Village
toward Hempstead
     Belmont Park Branch does not stop here
     Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here
     Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
     Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
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. With a few exceptions, only trains on 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. On June 22, 1958, five of 25 eastbound Hempstead Branch trains, and six of 26 westbound trains began skipping the station, reducing running times on those trains by one minute. Daily ridership at the station had decreased from 3,396 in 1930 to 230 in 1957.[5] The station house was destroyed by arson on November 2, 1967 and a new one was built in the early 1990s.

As part of improvements included in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020-2024 capital plan, the station will undergo renovations to make it fully accessible.[6] One elevator and one ramp will be constructed to provide access to both platforms, the existing deteriorated platforms will be demolished and replaced, the pedestrian underpass will be modified, and lighting and architectural finishes will be upgraded.[7] Additionally, the platforms will be extended to six or eight car lengths, an increase from the current four car lengths.[8]: 10 

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 Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (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

  1. ↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ Hempstead Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR history Website)[usurped]
  3. ↑ Long Island Rail Road Alphabetical Station Listing and History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  5. ↑ "FASTEST TRAINS' OF L.I.R.R. FALTER; As Company Announces 32 Will Be Speeded Further, 9 Are Tied Up in Rush". The New York Times. June 19, 1958. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ Gannon, Michael (August 4, 2022). "LIRR to accelerate station accessibility". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "6494 DESIGN BUILD SERVICES FOR LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATION IMPROVEMENTS PACKAGE II BABYLON (SOGR), FOREST HILLS & HOLLIS (ADA)". mta.info. May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Proposed Transportation Improvement Program Amendments: April 19, 2023 through April 28, 2023" (PDF). New York Metropolitan Transportation Council. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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