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Glen Cove is a
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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 Glen Cove, Nassau County,
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. No bus services are available at the Glen Cove station (unlike at the nearby Glen Street station). However, local taxicabs do stop here.


History

The Glen Cove station, (née Nassau), was built in 1895, at the behest of the " Gold Coast" millionaires. These wealthy locals, such as the
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, 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
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Station layout

This station has two high-level
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s, each four cars long.


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
{{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 1895 establishments in New York (state)