• Source: Hillside station (LIRR)

Hillside was a junction and station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch in Hillside, Queens, New York City, United States. It was located east of where the Montauk Branch now crosses over the two eastbound passenger tracks and the two freight tracks of the Main Line, just west of the Hillside Facility.




History



Hillside's opening date is unknown (although it appeared on the November 1909 public timetable), near Rockaway Junction, although the station should not be confused with the station nearby with the same name as the junction. The new station house replaced the old one on May 15, 1911, and the replacement station first appeared in employee timetable #60 on May 14, 1911. On October 1, 1930 the junction was eliminated when the Montauk Branch was elevated. Less than a year later, it was given high-level platforms, staircases, and a bridge over 177th Street as part of a grade elimination project. The station closed on July 1, 1966. By the year 1975, the station building and grounds were used by an ice cream distributor. Twenty-four years after the station closed, the name was revived for the LIRR's Hillside Maintenance Facility, which was located closer to Rockaway Junction site and nearby Holban Yard.




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Media related to Hillside station (LIRR) at Wikimedia Commons

Hillside Station Photo History

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• Q20 and Q44
• Hillside station (LIRR)
• Hillside Facility
• Jamaica station
• Mineola station (LIRR)
• New York Penn Station
• Hollis station
• Rockaway Junction station
• Woodside station (LIRR)
• East Williston station
• List of Long Island Rail Road stations