About 26,000 services from Brisbane’s most popular suburban ferry terminal will be cancelled in 2018 as the terminal closes for up to five months to be partially demolished and rebuilt.

On Monday afternoon, Brisbane City Council public and active transport chairman Adrian Schrinner announced the New Farm Park Ferry Terminal would be upgraded to improve accessibility and boost capacity.

New Farm Park ferry terminal will be upgraded in 2018

The new terminal would have a larger dual-berth terminal and a new gangway and pontoon to make boarding more accessible.

“This terminal is one of the most popular outside the CBD itself. Around 200,000 people a year use the terminal and 1300 dockings per week,” Cr Schrinner said.