Ronkonkoma shuttles were more popular Tuesday

MTA workers at Ronkonkoma told Newsday that more people are taking the shuttle Tuesday than on Monday. They estimated that at least 500 people took the buses for the ride to the city.

Just before 9 a.m., only three buses of the earlier fleet remained at the Ronkonkoma train station.

The station’s ticket office had reopened, but no one had come in to buy a ticket, a clerk said.

A screen in the office lobby said that rail service would resume at noon.

Newsday is reaching out to the MTA to see if this pattern is holding across the six shuttle bus locations.