The station opened in 1915 on a line originally built by Alexander Turney Stewart's Central Railroad of Long Island.

[2] A monument to the Rainbow Division that was assembled at Camp Mills and fought overseas in France was erected in the plaza on the south side of the station in 1941.

[3][4] The station saw very low ridership over the course of its operations, and service would eventually be limited to shuttle trains running between Country Life Press and Mitchel Field.

[1] This prompted the Village of Garden City to purchase the station building that year, and subsequently converting it into a third fire station for the village's fire department, providing sufficient coverage for the eastern part of the community.

[1][5][6] By 1952, citing the low ridership totals, the Long Island Rail Road petitioned for the New York State Public Service Commission to allow it to close the Clinton Road station – in addition to the nearby Newsday, A&P Bronze, and Mitchel Field stations.