Mosman Bay ferry wharf

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Mosman Bay
Ferry arriving at Mosman Bay wharf June 2015.jpg
Borrowdale arriving at Mosman Bay wharf in 2015
LocationAvenue Road, Mosman
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°50′18″S151°13′58″E / 33.838396°S 151.232867°E / -33.838396; 151.232867
Owned by Transport for NSW
Operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries
Platforms1 wharf (1 berth)
Connections TfNSW B.svg Mosman Bay Wharf, Avenue Rd
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedSomewhere between 1859 and 1889 [1]
Rebuilt8 October 2014
Previous namesMosman (1859–1889 – 2002) [1]
Services
Preceding wharfFerries in NSWFollowing wharf
Old Cremorne
towards Circular Quay
F6 Mosman Bay Terminus

Mosman Bay ferry wharf is located on Mosman Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman services operated by First Fleet class ferries. [2]

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History

Kurraba arrives at the Edwardian era wharf, early twentieth century Sydney Ferry KURRABA in Mosman Bay 1899-1934.jpg
Kurraba arrives at the Edwardian era wharf, early twentieth century

The first regular ferry service was arranged by property developer Richard Harnett in the early 1870s. A tram service to the wharf commenced in March 1897. At the same and in anticipation of increased demand from a developing and increasingly prosperous Mosman area, Sydney Ferries Limited improved frequency of ferries from Circular Quay. In addition to Mosman Wharf, ferries on that route serviced Musgrave Street Wharf (now South Mosman) and Cremorne Wharf (renamed Old Cremorne ) with the opening of the Cremorne Point wharf and its tram connection in 1911.

In 1900, Sydney Ferries Limited acquired a freehold over then wharf and completed a significant Edwardian-style expansion providing a new wharf, waiting rooms and shops. [3] [4]

On 26 March 2014, the wharf was closed for to replace the pontoon and gangway whilst the existing waterside structure was refurbished. [5] [6]

Services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
F6
[2]

Interchanges

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates one route to and from Mosman Bay wharf:

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References

  1. 1 2 A Brief History of Mosman Mosman Council
  2. 1 2 "F6 Mosman Bay ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.
  3. "THE SYDNEY FERRIES, LTD". The Sydney Morning Herald (19, 359). New South Wales, Australia. 30 March 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SYDNEY FERRIES, LIMITED". The Sydney Morning Herald (19, 465). New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Mosman Bay Wharf upgrade - completed Roads & Maritime Services
  6. Mosman Bay wharf reopens to customers today after $3 million upgrade Transport for NSW 8 October 2014
  7. "State Transit route 230". Transport for NSW.