page ▁station . ▁Bab yl on ▁station ▁is ▁elev ated ▁with ▁two ▁island ▁platforms ▁and ▁is ▁wheel ch air ▁accessible ▁through ▁elev ator ▁access . ▁The ▁elect r ified ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Branch ▁ends ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁Bab yl on ▁is ▁ 3 8 . 9 ▁miles ▁from ▁P enn ▁Station ▁( in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City ), ▁and ▁travel ▁time ▁is ▁ 5 0 ▁minutes ▁to ▁ 1 ▁hour ▁ 1 6 ▁minutes , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁stops . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Bab yl on ▁station ▁originally ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁dep ot ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁briefly ▁renamed ▁Se as ide ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁but ▁res umed ▁its ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁The ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁had ▁once ▁planned ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁South ▁Bay ▁and ▁Fire ▁Island ▁which ▁was ▁never ▁built , ▁and ▁a ▁horse ▁car ▁and ▁later ▁t rol ley ▁line ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Bab yl on ▁Rail ▁Road ▁company ▁as ▁a ▁substitute . ▁The ▁CR RL I ▁abandoned ▁their ▁own ▁dep ot ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁share ▁it ▁with ▁SS RL I . ▁From ▁that ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁SS RL I ▁dep ot ▁contained ▁the ▁name ▁" B ab yl on ▁& ▁Fire