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.

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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	40.7102°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[1]
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[2][3]
Rebuilt	1915, 1990s
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	East Jamaica (May–September 1885)
Passengers
2006	228[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

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The station was originally built as East 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 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020-2024 capital plan, the station will undergo extensive renovations – in addition to being made fully ADA-accessible.^[8][9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11]: 10

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.