South Ferry Subway Station Reopens Nearly 5 Years After Superstorm Sandy

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy, the restored South Ferry subway station reopened Tuesday.

After more than $340 million in repairs, the station reopened to passengers at noon.

An estimated 15 million gallons filled the subway station during Sandy, just three years after the brand new $545 million station had opened. The images of the damage to the station were a reminder of just how destructive the flood waters of Sandy were when the storm hit.

Because of the widespread destruction from Sandy, the 1 train has been running in the old South Ferry station where the platform can fit only the first five cars of the trains.