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, New York.

Glen Cove
Glen Cove station as seen on June 10, 2010
General information
Location	Duck Pond Road & Pearsall Avenue Glen Cove, NY
Coordinates	40.865189°N 73.616976°W / 40.865189; -73.616976
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Oyster Bay Branch
Distance	27.9 mi (44.9 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Mid Island Taxi
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Nassau (1895–June 28, 1911[2])
Passengers
2006	368[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Glen Street toward Jamaica, Long Island City or Penn Station Oyster Bay Branch Locust Valley toward Oyster Bay

Glen Cove station, (née Nassau), was built in 1895 at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires such as the Pratts and J.P. Morgan who were looking for a more dignified station to disembark. This explains why this station was built roughly a mile from the Glen Street station. The picturesque station has been featured in several movies, including Sabrina,[4] Hello Again, and several commercials. It can be found at the southwest corner of the Nassau Country Club, where maintenance crew members often enter and leave.

No bus access is available for this station (unlike the nearby Glen Street station), however local taxicabs do stop there.

Station layout

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

Platform A, side platform
Track 1	←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Jamaica, 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 (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