Glen Cove station

40°51′55″N 73°37′01″W / 40.865189°N 73.616976°W / 40.865189; -73.616976Owned byLong Island Rail RoadLine(s)Oyster Bay BranchDistance27.9 mi (44.9 km) from Long Island City^[1]Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsMid Island TaxiConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone7HistoryOpened1895Previous namesNassau (1895–June 28, 1911^[2])Passengers2006368^[3] Services

Preceding station	Long Island Rail Road			Following station
Glen Street toward Penn Station or Long Island City		Oyster Bay Branch		Locust Valley toward Oyster Bay

Location

Glen Cove is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located between Pearsall Avenue and Norfolk Lane north of Duck Pond Road, in the City of Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York.

No bus access is available at the Glen Cove station (unlike at the nearby Glen Street station). However, local taxicabs do stop here.

History

The Glen Cove station, (née Nassau), was built in 1895, at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires. These wealthy locals, such as the Pratts and J.P. Morgan, who were looking for a more dignified station to disembark at than the existing station on Glen Street.^[4][5] The picturesque station has been featured in several movies, including Sabrina, Hello Again, and several commercials.^[5][6]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long.

Platform A, side platform
Track 1	←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Long Island City or Penn Station (Glen Street)
Track 2	←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Oyster Bay (Locust Valley) →
Platform B, side platform

References

External links

Media related to Glen Cove (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Glen Cove – LIRR
• Glen Cove LIRR timetable
• June 2006 Photo^[usurped] (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
• Glen Cove (old Nassau) and Glen Street Stations (Sam Berliner III's Victorian Stations of the LIRR)
• Station from Duck Pond Road from Google Maps Street View