Parramatta ferry wharf

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Parramatta
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Wharf in July 2013
LocationCharles Street, Parramatta
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°48′50.09″S151°0′38.09″E / 33.8139139°S 151.0105806°E / -33.8139139; 151.0105806 Coordinates: 33°48′50.09″S151°0′38.09″E / 33.8139139°S 151.0105806°E / -33.8139139; 151.0105806
Owned by Roads & Maritime Services
Operated by Harbour City Ferries
Platforms1 wharf (1 berth)
Connections TfNSW B.svg Parramatta River Ferry Wharf, Philip St
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened9 December 1993
Services
Preceding station  Sydney Ferries  Following station
towards  Circular Quay
F3
Parramatta River 		Terminus

Parramatta ferry wharf is located at the end of the Parramatta River serving the Sydney satellite city of Parramatta.

Parramatta River River in Australia

The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of 5.1 metres (17 ft), the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. Secondary tributaries include the smaller Lane Cove and Duck rivers.

Sydney City in New South Wales, Australia

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2017, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state's population.

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History

There has been a wharf at Parramatta since shortly after a settlement was established. The wharf is located next to the Queens' Wharf Reserve and the Gasworks Bridge, which was close to the site of the first official landing place at Parramatta, when Governor Phillip and a small number of marines arrived in 1788 to establish a second settlement. The first steam ferry to operate between Sydney and Parramatta was named Surprise, beginning service on 2 June 1831. [1] The original wharf was built by convicts from gum tree logs, and reconstructed in sandstone in 1835. Paddle steamers would come up the river with their goods and their passengers from Sydney Cove. [2]

Arthur Phillip 18th and 19th-century British naval officer, Governor of New South Wales

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Sydney Cove Bay in Sydney Harbour, Australia

Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, one of several harbours in Port Jackson, on the coast of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

From October 1883, a steam tramway connected the wharf at Redbank, near where Duck River meets the Parramatta River, with the town, extending along George Street to Park Gates. The tramway closed on 31 March 1943. The trams conveyed both passengers and goods, serving a number of industries from sidings off the main line. [1]

Duck River (New South Wales) river in New South Wales, Australia

The Duck River is a perennial stream and southern tributary of the Parramatta River, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Due to silting and pollution of the river, Sydney Ferries Limited services west of Meadowbank ceased in 1928. [3] In December 1993, the State Transit Authority resumed services to Parramatta. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Sydney Ferries Limited operated ferry services on Sydney Harbour from 1861 until June 1951.

Meadowbank ferry wharf Sydney Ferries ferry wharf

Meadowbank ferry wharf is located on the northern side of the Parramatta River serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank.

State Transit Authority

The State Transit Authority, also referred to as State Transit or STA, is an agency of the Government of New South Wales operating bus services in Sydney. Superseding the Urban Transit Authority in 1989, It was also responsible for the provision of ferry services in Sydney until 2004 and bus and ferry services in Newcastle until 2017. It reports to the Minister for Transport, Andrew Constance. The current chief executive is Steffen Faurby.

Today Parramatta wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River services operating to and from Circular Quay. [8] The single wharf is served by RiverCat class ferries. During periods of low tide, services terminate at Rydalmere with passengers completing the final part of the journey by bus. [9]

Parramatta River ferry services

Parramatta River ferry services connect suburbs along the Parramatta River in Sydney with Circular Quay by commuter ferry. The services are numbered F3 and form part of the Sydney Ferries network.

Circular Quay ferry wharf Sydney Ferries ferry wharf

Circular Quay ferry wharf is a complex of wharves at Circular Quay, on Sydney Cove, that serves as the hub for the Sydney Harbour ferry network.

Rydalmere ferry wharf Sydney Ferries ferry wharf

Rydalmere ferry wharf is located on the northern side of the Parramatta River serving the Sydney suburb of Rydalmere.

Wharves & services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
F3
Services to Circular Quay

Interchanges

Parramatta wharf is served by the Parramatta Loop bus service. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Matthews, H.H. (December 1958), The Parramatta Wharf Tramway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, pp. 181–199
  2. ↑ Explore Parramatta:Harris Park Heritage Walk Parramatta City Council
  3. ↑ Parramatta ferry service celebrates 20 years Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Parramatta City Council 9 December 2013
  4. ↑ Parramatta RiverCat Ferry Services New South Wales Legislative Assembly Hansard 25 February 1992
  5. ↑ Steel, Reg, A ferry to Parramatta : return of the Parramatta ferries. State Transit Authority: Sydney, 1993.
  6. ↑ By ferry to Parramatta Afloat Magazine May 2007
  7. ↑ Rivercat Wharf Parramatta Parramatta Heritage Centre 7 October 2014
  8. ↑ "F3 Parramatta River ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ Parramatta ferry low tide replacement buses Transport Info
  10. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 900" (PDF). Transdev NSW. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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