Merced station has side platforms adjacent to the tracks of the BNSF Railway Stockton Subdivision.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) purchased the latter railroad in 1899 and erected a larger station in 1917.

[4] Charles Henry Huffman, who was the SP's agent for land acquisition, founded Merced and moved there when the railroad opened.

[2] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) – the SP's main rival – purchased the line in 1899, providing it a parallel competing mainline through the Central Valley.

The eaves of the gabled roof provided shelter for passengers, and the northwest end of the station was open with broad arches.

[2] The planned Merced station of the California High-Speed Rail system will be built along the ex-SP alignment at R and 15th.