Hillside Facility
The Hillside Facility, also called the Hillside Support Facility or the Hillside Maintenance Complex, is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. The Hillside facility was built between 1984 and 1991 on the grounds of a section of Holban Yard, a railroad freight yard. The facility covers 30 acres (120,000 m2) east of the former Hillside station and can maintain 60 cars at a time.
Hillside Facility | |
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Aerial view of maintenance facility and adjacent Holban Yard. | |
| General information | |
| Location | 93-59 183rd Street Jamaica, Queens, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 73°46′40″W |
| Line(s) | Main Line |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (LIRR employees only) |
| Tracks | 32 |
| History | |
| Opened | July 22, 1991 |
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) third rail |
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