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 Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York.
No bus services are available at this station (unlike at the nearby Glen Street station). However, local taxicabs do stop here.
History The Glen Cove station opened in 1895 as Nassau station, at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires. These wealthy locals, such as the Charles Pratt and J.P. Morgan, who were looking for a more dignified station to disembark at than the existing station on Glen Street. The picturesque station has been featured in several movies, including Sabrina, Hello Again, and several commercials.Glen Cove: 1954 movie "Sabrina" starring Audrey Hepburn with her dog; David Archive: Dave Morrison (TrainsAreFun)
Station layout This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long.
Platform A, side platform Track 1← toward or ()Track 2 toward () →Platform B, side platform
See also
Long Island Rail Road stations Glen Street station Sea Cliff station
References
External links
(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