Rome upgrades key subway stations for Jubilee.

Two of Rome's busiest subway stations on the Metro A line have closed this summer for renovation works ahead of the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025.

The Ottaviano station near the Vatican will be shut from 22 July until 9 September, with the central Spagna station at the Spanish Steps also closed from 15 July to 3 October.

For the duration of the restyling works, trains will pass through Ottaviano and Spagna stations without stopping.

The city says that those wishing to reach the area served by Ottaviano can either get out before or after the closed metro station at Lepanto or Cipro, or take the buses 490 and 590.

In the case of Spagna, the nearest metro stations either side are Flaminio and Barberini.

Chiusura stazione Ottaviano Metro A

Da lunedì 22 luglio al 9 settembre, la stazione #Ottaviano della linea A resterà chiusa per lavori di restyling

Info https://t.co/wLfzpP8W9B pic.twitter.com/W8cJzmKSXG

— Roma (@Roma) July 21, 2024

The capital's public transport network continues to undergo a major upgrade ahead of the Jubilee, resulting in inevitable inconvenience to commuters and tourists.

The city is temporarily replacing its trams with buses to facilitate the redevelopment of the Porta Maggiore tram depot, on various dates between July and December.

In addition, the Metro A line currently closes early, at 21.00, from Sunday until Thursday. On these days the subway route is served with shuttle buses after 21.00.

The arrangement, in place until 5 December, is to allow for the completion of maintenance works on the subway before the Jubilee Year when extra millions of pilgrims and tourists are expected to arrive in the Eternal City.

Earlier this year Rome's mayor Roberto Gualtieri pledged that the slew of Jubilee 2025 projects underway in the Italian capital will "change the face" of the city.

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