# Merrick station
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{{short description|Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Merrick
| style = Long Island Rail Road
| style2 = center aligned version
| image = Merrick LIRR Station from Sunrise Highway.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = Merrick station as seen from Sunrise Highway.
| address = [Sunrise Highway](/source/Sunrise_Highway) between Hewlett & Merrick Avenues
[Merrick](/source/Merrick%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| coordinates = {{coord|40.663769|-73.550709|type:railwaystation_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| line = [Montauk Branch](/source/Montauk_Branch)
| distance = {{convert|24.1|mi|km|abbr=on}} from {{lirrs|Long Island City}}[{{cite web | title=TIMETABLE No. 4 | author=Long Island Rail Road | date= May 14, 2012 | accessdate=August 4, 2022 | url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrhistoricaldata/LIRRTimeTable4_5-14-2012.pdf | page=IV}}]
| other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[Nassau Inter-County Express](/source/Nassau_Inter-County_Express)''': n19X
| platform = 1 [island platform](/source/island_platform)
| tracks = 2
| electrified = May 20, 1925
750 [V](/source/volt) ([DC](/source/Direct_current)) [third rail](/source/third_rail)
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| baggage_check =
| passengers = 7,235 per weekday[{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/data/2012_LIRR_OD_Report_Volume_I_FINAL%2008232016.pdf#page=197|title=2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers|date=August 23, 2016|publisher=[Metropolitan Transportation Authority](/source/Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717085537/http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/data/2012_LIRR_OD_Report_Volume_I_FINAL%2008232016.pdf#page=197|archive-date=July 17, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2020|at=PDF pp. 15, 197|quote=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}}]
| pass_year = 2012—2014
| pass_rank = 14 of [125](/source/List_of_Long_Island_Rail_Road_stations)
| opened = {{start date and age|1867}} (SSRRLI)
| closed =
| rebuilt = 1885, 1902, 1969–1975
| accessible = Yes
| code =
| owned = [Long Island Rail Road](/source/Long_Island_Rail_Road)
| zone = 7
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=LIRR|line=Babylon|left=Freeport|right=Bellmore|line2=Montauk|nonstop2=yes}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=LIRR former|line=Montauk Division|left=Freeport|right=Bellmore}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| mapframe-marker-color = {{rcr|LIRR|Babylon}}
| mapframe-marker = rail
}}
'''Merrick''' is a [station](/source/train_station) on the [Babylon Branch](/source/Babylon_Branch) of the [Long Island Rail Road](/source/Long_Island_Rail_Road). It is officially located on [Sunrise Highway](/source/Sunrise_Highway), between Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Avenue, in [Merrick, New York](/source/Merrick%2C_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](/source/Babylon_Branch) stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. The station was originally built on October 28, 1867, by the [South Side Railroad of Long Island](/source/South_Side_Railroad_of_Long_Island), but in 1869, it was expanded into a hotel built by SSRRLI President [Charles Fox](/source/Charles_Fox_(president_SSRRLI)). This hotel was burned to the ground in 1908. A second depot was built in 1885, and a third in 1902.[[https://arrts-arrchives.com/merrick.html Merrick Station History (Arrt's Arrchives)]] The station was razed in June 1969 as part of the grade-crossing elimination project. A temporary station was installed on December 4, 1970, but the elevated fourth station was not opened until June 28, 1975.
==Station layout==
This station has one 12-car-long high-level [island platform](/source/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 along with [Bellmore](/source/Bellmore_(LIRR_station)) station plays host to a Street Festival/Fair courtesy of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce.
Merrick station is home to a memorial to Roxey (d. 1914), a dog who frequented the LIRR in the early 20th century and became a mascot for the commuters and staff.[{{cite web |title=MTA news: The LIRR's Best Friend |url=https://www.mta.info/news/2010/05/28/lirrs-best-friend |website=www.mta.info |publisher=MTA |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=May 28, 2010}}][{{cite web |last=Morrison|first=David D.|title=Trains Newswire: Bessie and Roxey statue at Mineola (sic) station |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/bessie-and-roxey-statue-at-mineola-station/ |publisher=[Kalmbach](/source/Kalmbach_Media) |access-date=April 25, 2023 |date=April 19, 2023}}] The small gravestone is located on the south side of the station, along the guardrail separating the parking lot from the Sunrise Highway, in a patch of lawn about 20 feet east of Merrick Avenue.[{{cite web |title=Google Street View |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6633195,-73.5516857,3a,15y,139.33h,77.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHbbqw_t-g8LHq0bcChZBow!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en |access-date=February 16, 2022}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{LIRR links}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185441/http://www.merrickchamber.org/uploadedimages/ot2.jpg Merrick Station Clock] (Merrick Chamber of Commerce)
*[https://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ny/ny_27/wmerrick.jpg Merrick Station as seen from Sunrise Highway (Steve Alpert's Roads.net)]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.663436,-73.552068&spn=0.003915,0.013658&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.663436,-73.552068&panoid=l_sZ0dsA2N0rWh_0SuApWg&cbp=12,264.45,,0,-0.44 Merrick Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.663078,-73.551171&spn=0.003915,0.013658&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.663029,-73.551402&panoid=yZ-YXv38XdOie1BBGX6w4Q&cbp=12,344.39,,0,7.76 Station House from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.664022,-73.549637&spn=0.003915,0.013658&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.6641,-73.549672&panoid=brboBTVT1URqbpQ7oG2Tww&cbp=12,223.59,,0,-2.07 Hewlett Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
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Category:Merrick, New York
Category:Hempstead, New York
Category:Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1867
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