Merrick station
Merrick | ||||
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 Merrick station as seen from Sunrise Highway. | ||||
| General information | ||||
| Location | Sunrise Highway between Hewlett & Merrick Avenues Merrick, New York | |||
| Coordinates | 40°39′50″N 73°33′03″W / 40.663769°N 73.550709°W | |||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||
| Tracks | 2 | |||
| Connections |  Nassau Inter-County Express: n19 (at Merrick Road) | |||
| Construction | ||||
| Parking | Yes | |||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||
| Accessible | Yes | |||
| Other information | ||||
| Fare zone | 7 | |||
| History | ||||
| Opened | 1867 (SSRRLI) | |||
| Rebuilt | 1885, 1902, 1969–1975 | |||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||
| Passengers | ||||
| 2012—2014 | 7,235[1] | |||
| Rank | 14 of 125 | |||
| Services | ||||
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Merrick is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway, between Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Avenue, in Merrick, New York. However, the parking areas for the station expand well beyond the given location.
History
Merrick station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th Century. What's not so typical are its origins. The station was originally built on October 28, 1867 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island, but in 1869, it was expanded into a hotel built by SSRRLI President Charles Fox. This hotel was burned to the ground in 1908. A second depot was built in 1885 and a third was built in 1902.[2] The station was razed in June 1969 as part of the grade elimination project. A temporary station was installed on December 4, 1970, but the elevated fourth station wasn't opened until June 28, 1975.
Station layout
This station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions. A 10-car-long awning exists, with the easternmost part of the platform uncovered. The rail line has two tracks at this location. Each Fall, this railroad station, like Bellmore station plays host to a Street Festival/Fair courtesy of Merrick Chamber of Commerce.
References
- ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 23 August 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
- ^ Merrick Station History (Arrt's Arrchives)
External links
- Merrick – LIRR
- Merrick LIRR timetable
- Merrick Station Clock (Merrick Chamber of Commerce)
- Merrick Station as seen from Sunrise Highway (Steve Alpert's Roads.net)
- Merrick Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Hewlett Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
