The 181st Street subway station reopened this morning, just in time for the rush hour commute.

The station has been closed since August 16th, when a portion of the brick ceiling facade fell. No one was injured.

Train service had been bypassing the station since the incident.

"It's been two weeks, I mean that's a long time," said Gerald Lane, superintendent of the Number 1 line. "We anticipated that it would be longer, but we worked day and night to get this back for our customers."

Making the repairs was a challenge for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as the 100-year-old station, which is 120 feet underground and is on the National Register of Historic Places, is the second-deepest station in the city.

After weeks of being forced to take shuttle buses and less convenient trains, straphangers said they were relieved their local station was once again open.

"The last two weeks, I've been barely making it in on time," said one subway rider. "I'm glad its open Monday, so today I know I will make it on time."

"I'm glad it's reopened," said another. "I didn't like walking to 180th and Wadsworth everyday. But it's really convenient that it's open again I can get up and go right to the train and go to work."

"It's good that the trains are up and they're doing the work that needs to be done," said a third. "I just hope that it doesn't happen again and that the city pays the money that is supposed to be done for these stations."

Transit officials say riders should be mindful of the limited space on the platforms because of scaffolding that remains in place.

Construction work is still ongoing at the station as crews work to get the station back to normal.

Work is also being done at the 168th Street station to prevent a similar collapse.