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Circular Quay is a harbour, former working port and now international passenger shipping terminal, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove, between Bennelong Point and The Rocks.
The Circular Quay ferry wharf complex consists of five double-sided wharves at 90 degrees to the shoreline, numbered 2 to 6. Wharves 3 to 5 are used exclusively by Sydney Ferries, wharf 2 west is used by Sydney Ferries, wharf 2 east is used by Manly Fast Ferries by while wharf 6 is used by other operators including Captain Cook Cruises.
The Overseas Passenger Terminal ( OPT ), known officially as the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal, [ 1] is a public passenger terminal servicing cruise ships and ocean liners located in Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia. Whilst commercial shipping operations on and around the site date from 1792, the current primary structure and waterfront ...
Sydney Cove was the site of the initial landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson. Circular Quay was originally mainly used for shipping and slowly developed into a transport, leisure and recreational centre, and as Sydney's main tourist attraction point. Sydney Ferries services use wharves 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Circular Quay.
Much of the contemporary Sydney Ferries fleet at Circular Quay at dawn, including a SuperCat, two "Freshwater-class" Manly ferries, and eight of the nine First Fleet-class ferries, 2013. On 1 April 2010 - Sydney Fast Ferries commences a five-year franchise to operate the former JetCat service between Circular Quay and Manly.
Terminus. 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.
In December 1993, the State Transit Authority resumed services to Parramatta. [2] [3] Today Meadowbank wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River services operating between Circular Quay and Parramatta. [4] The single wharf is served by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries. In late 2015, an upgrade of the wharf commenced. [5]
Circular Quay. / 33.8614°S 151.211°E / -33.8614; 151.211. Circular Quay railway station is a heritage-listed [1] elevated commuter rail station that is located on the City Circle route, serving the Circular Quay precinct of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains ' T2 Inner ...