Merrick station
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.
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 | 40.663769°N 73.550709°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 24.1 mi (38.8 km) from Long Island City | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n19 (at Merrick Road) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 14 of 125 | |||||||||||||||
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