Metro

F, D, Q trains now running into Manhattan; 2 and 3 lines cross East River and 1 now extends to 14th St.

A worker heads into South Ferry Subway Station, which was flooded during Hurricane Sandy.

A worker heads into South Ferry Subway Station, which was flooded during Hurricane Sandy. (Helayne Seidman)

It's dry now, but here's what the South Ferry station looked after Sandy. Those steps, covered with water, go down an entire level to the train platform.

It’s dry now, but here’s what the South Ferry station looked after Sandy. Those steps, covered with water, go down an entire level to the train platform. (AP)

Rush hour riders will be able get to work Monday — but it’s going to be a gale-force headache.

Six more subway lines today crossed under the East River for the first time since Sandy struck, but trains and buses will still be packed to the gills for the morning commute, officials warned.

MAP OF RESTORED SUBWAY SERVICE

“Subway service will not be normal,” Governor Cuomo explained at a press conference. “Volume will be way up.”

During rush hour, the MTA said trains will run at 10 minute intervals — way up from the usual two to three minutes.

And kids returning to school coupled with the ongoing gas shortage means more bodies will be packed into those fewer trains.

“I just ask everyone to be understanding, and also try to think about flex time and try to leave a little bit earlier or a little bit later,” MTA chief Joe Lhota said about the first major commute since Sandy ravaged the city’s transportation network.

More than 80 percent of the subway network is back on track — but it will carry less than 80 percent of normal capacity, agency officials said.

Also today, NJ Gov. Chris Christie said he hoped PATH train service will be up and running by next week. All of the water has been removed from the system.

Saltwater damaged subway equipment could also cause problems once trains are re-energized — meaning even more delays.

“This is a 100-year-old system — think of it as a 90-100 year old patient that got into an accident and is in the hospital,” Lhota said. “Things always happen when you get in the hospital that you don’t expect.”

Straphangers yesterday were already fearing the long ride to the office.

“I’m certainly not looking forward to tomorrow morning. It’s going to be a mess getting into Manhattan,” said John Talbert, from Brooklyn. “All signs point to a long and crowded morning commute.”

Mayor Bloomberg said he expects to be one of the huddled masses. “I plan to take the subway tomorrow,” he said.

That’s just what Queens commuter Sandra Rodriguez wants to hear.

“I’d like to see the mayor on the trains tomorrow — just so he can see the mess going on in the subways and shuttle busses,” said Rodriguez, 32 “I had to wait for three busses last week because they were all so crammed and full.”

Today, the system continued to creep back to normal.

Five more train lines — the F, M, Q, 2, 3, and D — crossed the East River.

“THE F LINE IS UP & RUNNING!!” Lhota breathlessly tweeted yesterday, fulfilling a promise to personally announce the service restoration of the train he takes to work.

Also, The J train is now running over the Williamsburg Bridge, while the D train now rumbles over the Manhattan Bridge.

The 1 train was also extended south to 14th Street yesterday, and the once completely flooded South Ferry Station is now pumped dry.

“We expect the next subway lines to be restored to Brooklyn will be the #Q, #M and #A. The #L and #G will take longer,” the MTA tweeted earlier today.

Two hours later, the authority tweeted that the M line had been restored to its full length through Manhattan to Brooklyn. At 7:30 p.m., the Q was restored.

And the MTA will truck in 20 subway cars to the storm-ravaged area to run a shuttle service from Beach 116 St. to Mott Avenue, where shuttle buses will take passengers to the Howard Beach station on the A line.

The agency couldn’t give a timetable for when that service will begin.

The R line — which connects Manhattan to Brooklyn — remains divided because of a extensive flooding in the Montague Street tunnel. “It’s probably the most flooding we’ve seen,” Lhota said. “We need to get the water out and then we’ll assess the damage.”

The MTA said this evening that with the subway system coming back to life, shuttles that formed “Bus Bridges” into Manhattan would wind down.

One mode of transportation that keeps rolling alone are yellow cabs.

Despite gas lines, 80 percent of the normal yellow cabs were on the streets Saturday night, officials said.

Also, alternate-side parking is suspended tomorrow for storm recovery and Tuesday for Election Day.