Thornton Street ferry wharf was a ferry terminal located on the southern side of the Brisbane River serving the Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point in Queensland, Australia. It was served by Transdev Brisbane Ferries' CityHopper service and the cross-river service to Eagle Street Pier in the Brisbane central business district.[1][2][3] These services were suspended in July 2020 and the wharf was permanently closed in October 2020.[4][5]
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| Location | Thornton Street, Kangaroo Point Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′16″S 153°02′03″E / 27.4712°S 153.0342°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transdev Brisbane Ferries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 317579 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe wharf sustained moderate damage during the January 2011 Brisbane floods.[6] It reopened after repairs on 14 February 2011.[7][8]
In Popular Culture
editThis ferry terminal was used as a filming location during Season 3 of the Australian Crime Drama Harrow. It had already closed to the public by the time it was used for filming.
Present
editWhen the city hoppers and city ferries ceased service in 2020 the ferry terminal closed in order to get to Thornton street now take the city hopper or cross river ferry to Holman street.
References
edit- ^ Thornton Street wharf timetable TransLink
- ^ "CityHopper timetable" (PDF). Translink. 15 November 2020. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Kangaroo Point cross river timetable" (PDF). Translink. 15 November 2020. pp. 1–2.
- ^ New timetable for CityHopper and Cross River services TransLink 26 October 2020
- ^ "Council scuttles two Brisbane River ferry services permanently". Brisbane Times. 23 October 2020.
- ^ List: CityCat, CityFerry terminal damage Brisbane Times 20 January 2011
- ^ CityCat service set for fast return Brisbane Times 1 February 2011
- ^ CityCat and CityFerry services Brisbane City Council
External links
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Media related to Thornton Street ferry terminal at Wikimedia Commons