MERRICK: South Side R.R. service began: 10/28/1867. Hotel built: 1869 by Charles Fox, President of South Side Railroad, to also serve as a station for his railroad. (2-year gap?)
2nd depot built: 1885
3rd depot built: 1902
1st temporary station built: 1968 west of former station location with high level platforms for accommodation of newly arriving M1 electric cars. 1902 depot building razed: 6/1969 on account of grade elimination project.

2nd temporary station and tracks relocated to shoe-fly 63' south of former location per G.O. #619 effective: 12/04/1970 account grade elimination project. Original tracks and first temporary station facilities removed after 6/1972 (per photo evidence).

4th station facilities relocated on elevation 63' north of former location and converted from two high-level outside platforms to a single high-level island platform, and 2nd temporary facilities placed out of service: 6/28/1975 per G. O. #216  and razed. Newly elevated structure in service: 6/28/1975.  Research: Dave Keller
 

Here's a trackside view of Merrick depot looking SE in the summer of 1966. When built, the little depot had horizontal siding on all 4 sides. Sometime in subsequent years, the siding remained below the window sills but was replaced by stucco above. Note the flowers and flower boxes under the trackside ticket office bay windows.  (Dave Keller photo and archive)

A zoomed-in view of Merrick depot sporting the one solid color paint job, and, as high level platforms have been installed, it was photographed in 1968-69 as the high-levels were to accommodate the newly-arrived M1 electrics and behind the high-levels is the temporary covered station platform for the temporary tracks to be laid for the grade elimination project as can be seen in the photo right.
Info/Photo/Archive: Dave Keller

MORE: LIRR Merrick Grade Crossing Elimination Project

Merrick Station temporary Taxi Stand - View NW  Archive: Merrick Library

Merrick Station aerial view E with Sunrise Highway at right and LIRR tracks and temporary station at left. 1974 Archive: Merrick Library

LIRR #1520 RS2 09/17/1974 
Photo: Tim Darnell

Merrick Station Grade Elimination Project finishing touches - View SW 1975 Archive: Merrick Library

Merrick Station view East June 1975 Photo: William J. Madden Archive: Capt. William Gilligan, US Navy, Ret.

MERRICK Opening Day of Elevation: 
June 28th, 1975

Looking west from the temporary station platform, towards the pedestrian crossover in the distance, an eastbound M1 train is entering the temporary station facilities at Merrick on this rainy September 29, 1974.  The elevated viaduct for the new station and tracks is visible at the right, behind the temporary station platform.  (Dave Keller archive)

This view of the newly-completed Merrick station facilities is looking NW on August 13, 1975.  The ticket office is at the ground level and the station platforms and tracks are on the elevated viaduct.  In front of the structure can be seen the ballast and used railroad ties from the temporary tracks that have just recently been removed.  (Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive)

Looking north on Christmas Day, 1976, we see the Merrick station ticket office on the ground level and the enclosed platform shelter on the elevated track level.  (Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive)

LIRR Off-Peak 10-Trip ticket Merrick and Penn Station - Issued 6/25/2007 Archive: Dave Keller

c.1930 "Roxy Travels Regularly on the LIRR" Newsday article 3/21/2009

Merrick Station waiting-room - Roxey plaque
2/20/2020 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison

A Memorial to Roxey, the Canine Mascot of the LIRR. The dog passed away in 1914 and was buried next to Sunrise Highway at the Merrick Station.