Glen Street station

Glen Street
The Glen Street station in 2023
General information
LocationGlen Street
Glen Cove, New York
Coordinates40°51′28″N 73°37′17″W / 40.857862°N 73.621461°W / 40.857862; -73.621461
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LineOyster Bay Branch
Distance27.3 mi (43.9 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n21, n27
Construction
ParkingYes
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGST
Fare zone7
History
OpenedMay 16, 1867
Rebuilt1888
Former namesGlen Cove (1867–June 28, 1911[2])
Passengers
2012—2014476 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Sea Cliff
toward Penn Station, Jamaica or Long Island City
 Oyster Bay Branch Glen Cove
toward Oyster Bay
Location

Glen Street (formerly Glen Cove) is a station on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Glen Street (the former alignment of New York State Route 107), near Elm Avenue, in the City of Glen Cove, in Nassau County, New York, United States.

History

The Glen Street station's historic marker.

Glen Street station was built by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road (an LIRR subsidiary) and opened on May 16, 1867, as the original Glen Cove Station, having finally reached the intended destination of the railroad's namesake.[4][5] It was the terminus of the branch until the line was extended to Locust Valley in 1869.[4][5] The first incarnation of this station was located to the northwest of the current station on the land now occupied by a Burger King. It was replaced by the current station in 1888.[5]

In 1895, the current Glen Cove station was constructed further north, at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires (such as the Pratts and J.P. Morgan), who felt that the Glen Street station was not dignified enough for them to utilize.[4] Following that station's opening, this station was renamed as Glen Street.[4]

While the Glen Street station's station house is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places like nearby Sea Cliff LIRR station, it has been listed & designated as a New York State Historic Site since 1967.[5]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. A small freight yard existed south of the station, which is now occupied by a commercial gym.

Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Sea Cliff)
Track 2      Oyster Bay Branch toward Oyster Bay (Glen Cove) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access

See also

References

  1. ↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Glen Cove Station Name to be Changed". The Daily Star. June 12, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
  4. 1 2 3 4 Seyfried, Vincent. "The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880". p. 203. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Morrison, David D. (March 5, 2018). Long Island Rail Road: Oyster Bay Branch. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467128544.

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