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Parramatta ferry wharf

Parramatta ferry wharf

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Parramatta ferry wharf is located near the source of the Parramatta River, serving the Sydney satellite city of Parramatta.

This article is about the ferry wharf servicing Parramatta, New South Wales. For public ferry wharf at Cockatoo Island known as "Parramatta Wharf", see Cockatoo Island ferry wharf.
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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]

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]

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]

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]

Wharves and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
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Services to Circular Quay

Parramatta wharf is served by Transdev NSW's 900 Parramatta Free Shuttle loop service.[10][11]

References

  1. [1]
    Matthews, H.H. (December 1958), The Parramatta Wharf Tramway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, pp. 181–199
  2. [2]
    Explore Parramatta:Harris Park Heritage Walk Parramatta City Council
  3. [3]
    Parramatta ferry service celebrates 20 years Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Parramatta City Council 9 December 2013
  4. [4]
    Parramatta RiverCat Ferry Services New South Wales Legislative Assembly Hansard 25 February 1992
  5. [5]
    Steel, Reg, A ferry to Parramatta : return of the Parramatta ferries. State Transit Authority: Sydney, 1993.
  6. [6]
    By ferry to Parramatta Afloat Magazine May 2007
  7. [7]
    Rivercat Wharf Parramatta Parramatta Heritage Centre 7 October 2014
  8. [8]
    "F3 Parramatta River ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. [9]
    Parramatta ferry low tide replacement buses Transport Info
  10. [10]
    "Transdev NSW route 900" (PDF). Transdev NSW. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Free shuttle bus | City of Parramatta". www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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