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Glen Cove LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Oyster Bay Branch · Zone 7 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Glen Cove station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 111 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Glen Cove (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #101 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 5.1% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 112 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Glen Cove go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Glen Cove, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
39% of tickets44 a day - Jamaica
19% of tickets21 a day - Grand Central
18% of tickets20 a day - Mineola
4% of tickets5 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets4 a day - Oyster Bay
3% of tickets4 a day - Woodside
2% of tickets2 a day - East Williston
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Glen Cove riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
46% of peak and off-peak tickets from Glen Cove were peak fares.
- One-way
32,247 sold79.4% - Day pass
3,624 sold8.9% - Round trip
2,216 sold5.5% - Monthly
1,359 sold3.3% - 10-trip
930 sold2.3% - Weekly
228 sold0.6%
Are Glen Cove trains on time?
On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.
From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 94% of Oyster Bay trains were on time (96.5% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Other stations on the Oyster Bay Branch
- Albertson 65 tickets a day
- East Williston 95 tickets a day
- Glen Head 115 tickets a day
- Glen Street 119 tickets a day
- Greenvale 51 tickets a day
- Locust Valley 131 tickets a day
- Oyster Bay 66 tickets a day
- Roslyn 164 tickets a day
- Sea Cliff 115 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Glen Cove on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Glen Cove station?
About 111 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Glen Cove (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #101 most of 126 LIRR stations, 5.1% fewer than the year before.
Is Glen Cove station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Glen Cove as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Glen Cove in?
Glen Cove is in zone 7 on the Oyster Bay Branch.
Where do people go from Glen Cove?
The most common destination on tickets from Glen Cove is Penn Station.
Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, LIRR Stop-Level Occupancy, LIRR Elevator and Escalator Availability, LIRR On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
This is an independent data analysis project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Data is sourced from the MTA through the New York State Open Data Portal. Visualizations, calculations, and interpretations are independently produced. Data may be revised, incomplete, or delayed. For official transit information, visit mta.info.