Barangaroo ferry wharf

Barangaroo

Site of the wharf at Barangaroo South in April 2015
Location Barangaroo, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°51′51.297″S 151°12′2.512″E / 33.86424917°S 151.20069778°E / -33.86424917; 151.20069778Coordinates: 33°51′51.297″S 151°12′2.512″E / 33.86424917°S 151.20069778°E / -33.86424917; 151.20069778
Owned by Roads & Maritime Services
Operated by Harbour City Ferries
Platforms 2 wharves (4 berths)
Connections Bus, Train (via Wynyard Walk)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened Late 2016 to early 2017

Barangaroo ferry wharf is a planned ferry terminal to be built on the eastern side of Darling Harbour as part of the Barangaroo redevelopment on the north-western corner of the Sydney central business district. The new terminal will consist of two wharves, with provision for a third wharf in the future. The terminal will be served by Sydney Ferries F3 Paramatta River and F4 Darling Harbour services.

History

Ferry services to the Darling Harbour precinct were originally serviced by the Darling Harbour Aquarium wharf. This was the only wharf to service Darling Harbour until Pyrmont Bay was opened in the early 2000s.[nb 1] In 2007, the Walker Report recommended a new ferry terminal at Darling Harbour be built to ease congestion on the network, especially at Circular Quay.[1] The wharf was to be situated at the Darling Harbour wharf, and services to the Aquarium wharf, 250 metres to the east, phased out.[nb 2] Thus Darling Harbour wharf, which was a stop on the Parramatta River service, was chosen as a site for a new terminal. The Aquarium wharf continued to operate as part of Darling Harbour ferry services until 10 October 2010, when as part of a new timetable change all Sydney Ferries services were diverted to Darling Harbour.

"A new ferry hub at Barangaroo will provide room for additional ferry services from the Parramatta River to Darling Harbour and Barangaroo, as well as direct access to and from the eastern suburbs and lower north shore."

Gladys Berejiklian, May 2014.[3]

The Barangaroo area, which had been a derelict port for years, had been a long-proposed site for urban renewal. Following proposals put forward by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and reviews by the O'Farrell State Government, major construction and redevelopment at Barangaroo began in 2011.[4] In May 2013, the State Government outlined plans to build a new terminal at Barangaroo to replace Darling Harbour.[5] As well as allowing for additional services on the F3 Paramatta River route, the increased capacity will allow other routes, such as the F7 Eastern Suburbs route to also use the new wharves.[3] It is proposed that all Sydney Ferries services will use the new Barangaroo in lieu of Darling Harbour.[6]

Design

The design of the wharf will be similar to redeveloped wharves at Cremorne Point, Balmain East and Sydney Olympic Park; each wharf will be covered with a silver dome-like shelter.[6] Access to the wharf directly from the city at Wynyard will be accommodated by the Wynyard Walk, which is being extended to provide access to the South Barangaroo precinct from Wynyard railway station.[7] This walk will be further extended to the Barangaroo wharf, linking the ferries to the Sydney Trains system as a transport interchange.[8]

Construction

Construction is scheduled to commence in 2015, with the wharves to open in 2016.[9] In April 2015, Transport for NSW issued Invitations to Tender to three companies to build the wharves.[10] A contract was awarded to McConnell Dowell in September.[11]

Services

Barangaroo Wharf will consist of four platforms on two wharves. One wharf will berth ferries travelling on the F3 Paramatta River service, while another will berth ferries travelling on the F4 Darling Harbour service. Provision will be made for a third wharf.[6][10]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Circular Quay
2 Services to Circular Quay & Parramatta

Transport links

Train services from Wynyard Station:

Bus services:[12]

A future metro station will be located nearby.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Aquarium Wharf shows up in a colo Ferries map from 1999, and shows up in a 2006 map, dating the opening of the Pyrmont Bay wharf to the early 2000s.
  2. ↑ (Chapter Three, Page 55) "One partial solution to the congestion at Circular Quay is for SFC to develop an additional CBD hub at King Street wharf... SFC currently has exclusive use of King Street No 3 wharf."[2]
Footnotes
  1. ↑ Besser, Linton; Wainwright, Robert (1 November 2007). "Sydney Ferries' day of reckoning". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Walker, Bret (1 November 2007). "Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Sydney Ferries Corporation" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Saulwick, Jacob (5 May 2014). "Tenders released for Barangaroo ferry wharf". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Foschia, Liz (25 October 2011). "Barangaroo construction officially begins". ABC News Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ↑ ABC News staff (22 May 2013). "NSW Government unveils plans for the future of Sydney ferries". ABC News Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 O’Rourke, Jim (11 December 2014). "New ferry terminal a part of new Barangaroo skyline preview". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  7. ↑ O’Rourke, Jim (10 November 2014). "Barangaroo development: Wynyard Walk takes shape in Sydney". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Australian Associated Press (5 May 2014). "New ferry hub at Sydney's Barangaroo". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Barangaroo Ferry Hub Transport for NSW
  10. 1 2 Tender out to deliver Barangaroo Ferry Hub Transport for NSW 24 April 2015
  11. ↑ "Planning approval and contract awarded for Barangaroo Ferry Hub". Transport for NSW. 4 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "New bus services set to roll into Barangaroo and Walsh Bay". Transport for NSW. 17 July 2015.
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