Western Helsinki's Koivusaari Metro Station will be closed to passengers for two months this summer to facilitate floor renovation, Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) announced on Monday.
According to Länsimetro, the company which runs and maintains Helsinki’s West Metro line, the renovation aims to fix cracks found in the concrete floor of the station.
The station will be shut from 1 June to 5 August 2020, during which trains will pass through Koivusaari station without stopping. The rest of the route will operate as usual.
HSL plans to increase bus traffic from the Katajaharju and Isokaari areas to the Lauttasaari metro station to serve passengers of the Koivusaari metro station. More information about alternate connections will be announced in spring.
Around 1,500 passengers used the metro station on weekdays in July last year.
Located underwater between the islands of Lauttasaari and Koivusaari, it is touted as the world's only underwater metro station.