Glen Street (LIRR station)

Glen Street
Glen Street Station with a sign made by the City of Glen Cove on June 10, 2010
Location	Glen Street Glen Cove, NY
Coordinates	40°51′28″N 73°37′17″W / 40.857862°N 73.621461°WCoordinates: 40°51′28″N 73°37′17″W / 40.857862°N 73.621461°W
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Oyster Bay Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n21, n27
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	May 16, 1867
Rebuilt	1888
Previous names	Glen Cove
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	478[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Sea Cliff toward New York terminals Oyster Bay Branch Glen Cove toward Oyster Bay

Glen Street is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Glen Street (former NY 107), near Elm Avenue, in the City of Glen Cove, New York.

History

Glen Street station was built by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road (an LIRR subsidiary) on May 16, 1867, as the original Glen Cove Station, having finally reached the intended destination of the railroad's namesake. It was the terminus of the branch until the line was extended to Locust Valley in 1869. Glen Cove's first railroad station was located to the of the current station on the land now occupied by a Burger King. It was replaced in 1888. While it is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places (like nearby Sea Cliff Railroad Station), it has been listed as a New York State historic landmark since 1967.

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Oyster Bay Branch	toward New York (Sea Cliff)
2	■ Oyster Bay Branch	toward Oyster Bay (Glen Cove)

This station has two high-level side platforms, each long enough for one and a half cars. 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. A small freight yard existed on the east bound side of the tracks, which is now occupied by a racket club.

References

1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

External links

Media related to Glen Street (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LIRR station information page for Glen Street
• Station timetable for Glen Street
• June 2006 Photo (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)
• Glen Cove (old Nassau) and Glen Street Stations (Sam Berliner III's Victorian Stations of the LIRR)

Glen Street station's New York State Historic Plaque.