▁Island " ▁posted ▁on ▁one ▁side . ▁The ▁second ▁dep ot ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁and ▁contained ▁three ▁tracks ▁with ▁two ▁low - level ▁side ▁platforms ▁and ▁two ▁high ▁island ▁platforms , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁bridge ▁and ▁a ▁RE A ▁Express ▁fre ight ▁house . ▁Elect r ification ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Bab yl on ▁Branch . ▁It ▁was ▁raz ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁grade ▁elim ination ▁project ▁that ▁was ▁taking ▁place ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁Bab yl on ▁Branch ▁during ▁the ▁post - war ▁era . ▁The ▁new ▁elev ated ▁third ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁East ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁a ▁train ▁was hing ▁can opy ▁existed ▁in ▁West ▁Is lip ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁broke ▁ground ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁train ▁was h ▁can opy , ▁since ▁Ron kon k oma ▁station ▁had ▁the ▁only ▁train ▁was h ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁end . ▁This ▁new ▁train ▁was h ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁rec ycle ▁water ▁already ▁used ▁using ▁filters ▁and ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁was hing ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 ▁electric ▁multiple ▁unit ▁cars ▁a ▁day ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁twelve - car ▁trains