Merrick (LIRR station)

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Merrick

Station statistics

Address

Sunrise Highway, between Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Avenue
Merrick, New York

Lines

Babylon Branch

Connections

MTA Long Island Bus
Long Island Checker

Platforms

1 Island Platform

Tracks

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

1867

Rebuilt

1885, 1902, 1969

Accessible

Owned by

MTA

Fare zone

Merrick Station is a train station along 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.

Merrick Station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch trains that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th Century. What's not so typical are it's origins. The station was originally built on October 28, 1867 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island, but in 1869, the station 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. The station was razed in June 1969 as part of the grade elimination project, and the fourth elevated station was opened later that year.