Hollis station

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 ADA-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.