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Hillside (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Hillside, earlier Rockaway Junction, 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 at the place 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.
through Jamaica
to Rockaway Junction, their new terminal. (The Canal Street
station opened at the same time.) By 1897, these local trains continued along the Main Line to Hempstead or the Montauk Division to Valley Stream
.
Electric service to Rockaway Junction began on August 29, 1905. At some point, it was renamed Hillside. A new station house replaced the old one on May 15, 1911, and the junction was eliminated on October 1, 1930, when the Montauk Branch was elevated. The station closed on July 1, 1966. Twenty-four years after the station closed, the Rockaway Junction site and nearby Holban Yard became the site of the LIRR's Hillside Maintenance Facility.
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
and station on the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
's Main Line and Montauk Branch
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
in Hillside, Queens, New York City
New York City
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, United States
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. It was located at the place 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
The junction was formed in 1871, when the LIRR's Rockaway Branch (now the Montauk Branch) was built south from the Main Line. It was not a station until June 24, 1890, when the local Atlantic Avenue rapid transit trains were extended from Woodhaven JunctionWoodhaven Junction (LIRR station)
Woodhaven Junction was a station on the Atlantic Branch and Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It should not be confused with the former Woodhaven Station two stops west along the Atlantic Branch.-History:...
through Jamaica
Jamaica (LIRR station)
Jamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with over 200,000 daily passengers...
to Rockaway Junction, their new terminal. (The Canal Street
Canal Street (LIRR station)
Canal Street was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch at Canal Street in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States....
station opened at the same time.) By 1897, these local trains continued along the Main Line to Hempstead or the Montauk Division to Valley Stream
Valley Stream (LIRR station)
Valley Stream is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch serving the residents of Valley Stream, and is the first station in Nassau County. The station is located at Franklin Avenue and Sunrise Highway, west of Rockaway Avenue, and is 17.7 miles from Penn Station in Midtown...
.
Electric service to Rockaway Junction began on August 29, 1905. At some point, it was renamed Hillside. A new station house replaced the old one on May 15, 1911, and the junction was eliminated on October 1, 1930, when the Montauk Branch was elevated. The station closed on July 1, 1966. Twenty-four years after the station closed, the Rockaway Junction site and nearby Holban Yard became the site of the LIRR's Hillside Maintenance Facility.