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Glen Head 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 Head station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 115 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Glen Head (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #99 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 3.1% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 84 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Glen Head go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Glen Head, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
45% of tickets52 a day - Grand Central
24% of tickets28 a day - Jamaica
13% of tickets15 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets5 a day - Oyster Bay
2% of tickets3 a day - Mineola
2% of tickets2 a day - Hunterspoint Av
2% of tickets2 a day - Woodside
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Glen Head riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
50% of peak and off-peak tickets from Glen Head were peak fares.
- One-way
30,034 sold71.3% - Day pass
5,557 sold13.2% - Round trip
2,754 sold6.5% - Monthly
1,863 sold4.4% - 10-trip
1,640 sold3.9% - Weekly
249 sold0.6%
Are Glen Head 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 Cove 111 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 Head on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Glen Head station?
About 115 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Glen Head (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #99 most of 126 LIRR stations, 3.1% fewer than the year before.
Is Glen Head station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Glen Head as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Glen Head in?
Glen Head is in zone 7 on the Oyster Bay Branch.
Where do people go from Glen Head?
The most common destination on tickets from Glen Head 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.