Hollis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue Hollis, Queens,New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′37″N73°46′00″W / 40.7102°N 73.7666°W /40.7102; -73.7666 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 11.5 mi (18.5 km) fromLong Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (1 for yard access) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NYCT Bus:Q2,Q3MTA Bus:Q110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No; accessibility planned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1885[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1915, 1990s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750V (DC)third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Jamaica (May–September 1885) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 228[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollis is a station on theLong Island Rail Road'sMain Line, located at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in theHollis neighborhood ofQueens,New York City. Only trains on theHempstead Branch stop at the station.
The station was originally built asEast Jamaica in May 1885 and was renamed as Hollis in September of the same year.[5] It was rebuilt in 1915, as part of a grade crossing elimination project.[5]
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.[6]
The station house was destroyed by arson on November 2, 1967 and was never rebuilt; it now operates without a station house, with open-air shelters on the platforms providing passengers protection from the elements.[5][7]
As part of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020–-2024 capital plan, the station was to undergo extensive renovations – in addition to being made fullyADA-accessible.[8][9] One elevator and one ramp will be constructed to provide access to both platforms, the existing, deteriorated platforms will be demolished & replaced, the pedestrian underpass will be modified, platform canopies will replace the station shelters, artwork will be added, and lighting and architectural finishes will be upgraded.[10][11][12] Additionally, the station's new platforms will allow for either six or eight cars on a train to platform – an increase from the current platforms' four car lengths.[10][13]: 10 The MTA board awarded contracts for the accessibility upgrades in December 2023.[14][15] Work on the project was briefly paused in mid-2024 due to the temporary postponement ofcongestion pricing in New York City, which will help fund the renovations, but has since resumed.[16][17][18][19] The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.[10][18]
This station has two high-level woodenside platforms, each four cars long. The two middle tracks, not next to either platform, are used by through trains on thePort Jefferson,Ronkonkoma,Oyster Bay, andMontauk branches. A fifth track south of the southern platform leads to the east end of theHillside Facility and does not carry passenger service.[20][21]
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.[20][21]
| P Platform level | Platform A,side platform | |
| Track3 | ← Hempstead Branch towardGrand Central Madison,Atlantic Terminal, orPenn Station(Jamaica) | |
| Track1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track2 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track4 | Hempstead Branch towardHempstead(Queens Village) → | |
| Platform B,side platform | ||
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance and buses |
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