Barangaroo ferry wharf
Barangaroo | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Wulugul Walk, Barangaroo New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°51′51.297″S 151°12′2.512″E / 33.86424917°S 151.20069778°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Transdev Sydney Ferries | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 wharves (4 berths) | |||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 26 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Barangaroo ferry wharf is a ferry wharf located on the eastern side of Darling Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. The wharf is the major public transport link of the Barangaroo precinct, situated west of the Sydney central business district. The complex consists two wharves, with provision for a third wharf in the future. It is serviced by Sydney Ferries' F3 Paramatta River and F4 Pyrmont Bay services. It opened on 26 June 2017.
Barangaroo was built on the premise of being a second major terminal for the Sydney Ferries network, after Circular Quay. The third ferry wharf in the history of the Sydney Ferries network to be situated in Darling Harbour, it serves as a replacement for King Street Wharf 3, designed as a long-term solution to a conclusion made by the Walker Report, which called for easing of congestion through a second terminal at Darling Harbour.
History
Background
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.[citation needed]
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
Construction
Construction was originally scheduled to commence in 2015, with the wharves to open in 2016.
In late February 2017, during the latter stages of the wharf's construction, a worker was killed after being accidentally struck with a metal large header beam while working on a construction barge.[11][12] The man was killed instantaneously and was declared dead at the scene. An investigation into the incident was initiated by SafeWork NSW and the New South Wales Police Force shortly afterward.[13] The accident also sparked attention from local and national media, whom emphasised the "tragic" narrative of the incident; the man being married and fathering a 14-month old son at the time of his death.[10][14] Preliminary investigations found that a metal beam carried by a crane struck a pile of steel beams, causing one to fall off and land on the man's torso, instantly crushing and killing him.[10]
Opening
The wharf was completed in late June 2017, estimated to have cost $59 million to build overall.
Design
Both wharves at Barangaroo are measured at 48 meters long and 23 meters wide, with both wharves being able to accommodate a maximum of eight ferries at any given time, with two on each of its four berths.
The wharf's location on Barangaroo's Wulugul Walk enables direct access to the Sydney central business district; it also enables a transport interchange link to Wynyard railway station through the Wynyard Walk, an underground pedestrian tunnel purpose-built to allow direct access between the station and Barangaroo.[20][21]
Services
Barangaroo Wharf consists of four platforms on two wharves. Wharf 1's Side A berth is not in use, while the Side B berth hosts ferries travelling on the F3 Paramatta River to Parramatta or Circular Quay service. Wharf 2's Side A berth hosts ferries operating on the F4 Pyrmont Bay to Pyrmont Bay service, while the Side B berth hosts ferries travelling on the F4 Pyrmont Bay to Circular Quay service and provisions will be made for a potential third wharf in the future.[6][8] Initially, the wharves are expected to be used by up to 11 vessels per hour during weekday peak periods and 14 vessels per hour all day on weekends.[22]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | Services to Circular Quay Services to Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park |
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2 | Services between Circular Quay and Pyrmont Bay |
Transport links
Train services from Wynyard station:
- T1 North Shore & Western Line – north to Berowra via Gordon and west to Emu Plains or Richmond
- T2 Inner West & Leppington Line – to Leppington or Parramatta via Newtown
- T3 Bankstown Line – to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Sydenham
- T8 Airport & South Line – to Macarthur via Kingsgrove and Campbelltown
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Bus services:[23]
- 311: Millers Point to Railway Square
- 324: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse Heights
- 325 Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse
A future Sydney Metro Barangaroo station will be located nearby, which will provide a direct connection to the Hills District and replace the existing connection to Bankstown via Sydenham.
References
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ (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
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Foschia, Liz (25 October 2011). "Barangaroo construction officially begins". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ ABC News staff (22 May 2013). "NSW Government unveils plans for the future of Sydney ferries". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the originalon 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Barangaroo Ferry Hub Transport for NSW
- ^ a b Tender out to deliver Barangaroo Ferry Hub Transport for NSW 24 April 2015
- ^ "Planning approval and contract awarded for Barangaroo Ferry Hub". Transport for NSW. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the originalon 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Marchese, David (2 March 2017). "Man crushed to death after being struck with metal beam on barge in Barangaroo". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Bleby, Michael (1 March 2017). "Worker killed on construction of Barangaroo Ferry Hub in Darling Harbour". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the originalon 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ news.com.au staff (3 March 2017). "Barangaroo construction worker Tim Macpherson killed in accident". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the originalon 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b McPhee, Sarah (26 June 2017). "New Barangaroo Wharf open for ferries". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Nine News staff (26 June 2017). "New Barangaroo Wharf open for ferries". Nine News. Nine Network. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Transport for New South Wales staff (26 June 2017). "Barangaroo Wharf opens with additional ferry services". Transport for NSW. Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b Architecture and Design staff (26 June 2017). "Barangaroo gets a globally-inspired ferry hub". Architecture and Design. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (5 May 2014). "New ferry hub at Sydney's Barangaroo". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the originalon 7 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Barangaroo Ferry Hub". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "New bus services set to roll into Barangaroo and Walsh Bay". Transport for NSW. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links
- Barangaroo Wharf at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 11 June 2019)