Glen Cove is a station along the

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of the

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. It is located between Pearsall Avenue and Norfolk Lane north of Duck Pond Road in the city of

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. Glen Cove station, (née Nassau), was built in 1895 at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires such as the Pratts and

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who were looking for a more dignified station to disembark. The picturesque station has been featured in several movies, including

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/ref> Hello Again, and several commercials. 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

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s, each four cars long.

References

External links

June 2006 Photo
(Unofficial LIRR History Website)

* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.86553,-73.616273&spn=0.003667,0.010986&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.864548,-73.617593&panoid=eVTJiBOMAbkLfG_bo5BpxQ&cbp=12,28.45,,0,5 Station from Duck Pond Road from Google Maps Street View] PostcardGlenCoveNYNassauStation1907

{{LIRR stations navbox Glen Cove, New York Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1895