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Glen Cove (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
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 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
, 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.
s, each four cars long. The west platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by southbound or New York City
-bound trains. The east platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by northbound or Oyster Bay
-bound trains. The Oyster Bay Branch has two tracks at this location.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
along the Oyster Bay Branch
Oyster Bay Branch
The Oyster Bay Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Mineola station, and runs north and east to Oyster Bay.-History:...
of 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...
. It is located between Pearsall Avenue and Norfolk Lane north of Duck Pond Road in the city of Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....
.
Glen Cove Station, (née Nassau), was built in 1895 at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires such as the Pratts
Charles Pratt
Charles Pratt was a United States capitalist, businessman and philanthropist.Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. An advertising slogan was "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He...
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
Sabrina (1954 film)
Sabrina is a 1954 comedy-romance film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's play Sabrina Fair...
, Hello Again
Hello Again
Hello Again may refer to the following:* "Hello Again", a song by Neil Diamond from the 1980 The Jazz Singer * "Hello Again" , a song by The Cars from the 1984 album Heartbeat City...
, 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
Glen Street (LIRR station)
Glen Street is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Glen Street , near Elm Avenue, in the City of Glen Cove, New York....
station), however local taxicabs do stop there.
Platform and track configuration
This station has two high-level side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s, each four cars long. The west platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by southbound or New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-bound trains. The east platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by northbound or Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay (LIRR station)
Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues. It is a sheltered concrete elevated platform that stands in the shadows of the original station, which was accessible from the ends of...
-bound trains. The Oyster Bay Branch has two tracks at this location.
External links
- 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
