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Hollis
A Hempstead-bound M3's short stay at Hollis station as seen from 99th Avenue
General information
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; -73.7666
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Distance	11.5 mi (18.5 km) from Long Island City
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	5 (1 for yard access)
Connections	NYCT Bus: Q2, Q3 MTA Bus: Q110
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	No; accessibility planned
History
Opened	May 1885
Rebuilt	1915, 1990s
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	East Jamaica (May–September 1885)
Passengers
2006	228
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Jamaicatoward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal Hempstead Branch Queens Villagetoward 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 Junctiontoward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Bellairetoward Greenport
Location

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

The station was originally built as East Jamaica in May 1885 and was renamed as Hollis in September of the same year. It was rebuilt in 1915, as part of a grade crossing elimination project.

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.

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.

As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020–-2024 capital plan, the station will undergo extensive renovations – in addition to being made fully accessible-accessible. 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. 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. The MTA board awarded contracts for the accessibility upgrades in December 2023, but work on the project was paused in mid-2024 due to the postponement of congestion pricing in New York City, which would have helped fund the renovations.

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 southern 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

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)
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. ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
6. "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.
7. "Hollis Station Ablaze". Newsday. November 3, 1967. p. 45 – via ProQuest.
8. Gannon, Michael (August 4, 2022). "LIRR to accelerate station accessibility". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
9. Gannon, Michael (December 28, 2023). "MTA plans ADA work at four subway stops". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. Gannon, Michael (December 28, 2023). "MTA plans ADA work at four subway stops". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
13. "MTA board approves major accessibility projects for subway and LIRR, Metro-North yard project". Trains. February 2, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
14. Castillo, Alfonso A. (June 21, 2024). "MTA stops accessibility upgrades at 2 LIRR stations after congestion pricing pause". Newsday. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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

• Long Island Rail Road stations in New York City
• Railway stations in Queens, New York
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1885