If you take the Babylon Branch as a weekend rider, chances are you had to board a bus last weekend, February 29-March 1, so that we could get some pretty critical work done. But what exactly did we do? You
Merrick Station is located on the Babylon Branch and serves more than 7,000 customers each weekday. The station has received station enhancements and platform level improvements, including a new canopy, new LED light fixtures and a complete renovation of the platform waiting areas, as well as a new HVAC system, lighting, USB charging stations, benches, Wi-Fi and updated restrooms. The plaza area and sidewalks have been rehabilitated, and bike racks and benches are available in the area surrounding the station. James Gulliver Hancock’s mosaic, “Connection Cultivating Communities”, has been installed in the waiting room.
Enhancements to the Merrick Station are part of a broader LIRR initiative to support the growth and development of Long Island.
The Babylon Branch of the LIRR is the beginning of any trip east on southern Long Island, and the ocean is a presence as you pass through its stations – wait on any platform and you’ll hear the call of
As part of the new MTA Live Media Program, four digital communication screens have been installed, as a test, in an LIRR M7 car. Live screens have been installed in many LIRR stations, as well as in subway stations and
Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967
If you’re waiting for a train – or you’ve just stepped off one – and your smartphone or tablet or laptop is out of power, the LIRR has a solution for you: you can now find freestanding USB charging stations
Construction is nearing completion at Merrick station. The waiting room entrances have been completed, the waiting rooms are open and all interior work, including the installation of fire alarms and storefront windows, has been completed. There is a free lending
James Gulliver Hancock’s artwork “Connection Cultivating Communities” has been installed in the station waiting room at Merrick Station. The piece begins with the idea of the LIRR map as a tree branch extending outward, imagining each town along the line
The rehabilitation of the Merrick Station building is expected to be completed this month. The interior of the station building is nearly complete. The ceiling is finished and terrazzo flooring has been installed, as have new benches, new USB charging
The refurbished platform waiting room at Merrick Station was opened to the public on November 21st and now features new glass and tiling, a new ceiling, new lighting, new motion-sensitive heating, new benches and USB charging stations. There are also
Construction is underway at Merrick Station. The installation of the station’s Terrazzo floor is nearly complete, and the installation of interior tile is ongoing. Fire and burglar alarms are being installed. The building has been prepared for exterior lighting, and
