The Blackwattle Bay ferry service, officially known as F10 Blackwattle Bay, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney, New South Wales. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries. The service shuttles between Barangaroo and Blackwattle Bay, taking 13 minutes.
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| Fleet | Minicat Ferry | |||||||||||||
| Owner | Sydney Ferries | |||||||||||||
| Operator | Transdev Sydney Ferries | |||||||||||||
| Began operation | November 2021 | |||||||||||||
| System length | 2.3 kilometres | |||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||
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The service was initially introduced on 14 October 2019, as an on-demand service between four wharves, but was closed as a results of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] However it was reintroduced in November 2021 as a timetabled service while the Inner West Light Rail was closed.[4] In December 2022, the service was made permanent.[5]
As of early 2024, the service is still not part of the Opal network, and instead must be paid for on board using credit or debit card.[6]
References
edit- ^ New On Demand ferry service in Bays Precinct Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 14 October 2019
- ^ About the On Demand Service Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transdev Sydney Ferries October 2019
- ^ About the On Demand Service Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transdev Sydney Ferries April 2020
- ^ Extra bus and ferry services for L1 line customers Transport for NSW 25 November 2021
- ^ Griffin, Amber (1 December 2022). "Community-loved Glebe ferry to remain in Sydney waters after months of uncertainty". City Hub Sydney. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "F10 Blackwattle Bay". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 February 2024.