Aquarium ferry wharf (also known as Darling Harbour Aquarium ferry wharf) is a commuter
wharf
A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring locatio ...
that serves the
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district.
Origin ...
precinct as well as the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, which is right next to the wharf. The wharf, built in the 1980s as part of an initiative to deliver transport services to the then-newly redeveloped Darling Harbour, was originally part of the
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Ferries is the public transport ferry network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales. Services operate on Sydney Harbour and the connecting Parramatta River. The network is controlled by the New South Wales Government's transport a ...
network. The wharf served as the terminus of
Darling Harbour ferry services
The Pyrmont Bay ferry service, officially known as F4 Pyrmont Bay, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney, New South Wales. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries and services the Lavender Bay and Darli ...
, until the wharf was decommissioned by Sydney Ferries in October 2010, when services to the wharf were rerouted to
King Street Wharf 3 instead.
My Fast Ferry
Manly Fast Ferry (trading as My Fast Ferry) is an Australian ferry operator that services the areas of Botany Bay and Port Jackson.
History
Since January 1965, the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors had operated high spe ...
currently handles services to the wharf, which acts as a terminus for their Manly - Darling Harbour Harbour loop service.
History
![DarlingHarbourAquariumWharf](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/DarlingHarbourAquariumWharf.JPG)
As part of the timetable changes of 10 October 2010, all Sydney Ferries services were moved to
King Street Wharf 3 a few minutes' walk away.
Summary
The wharf itself is situated directly outside the
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (formerly Sydney Aquarium) is a public aquarium that features a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 700 species comprising more than 13,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures fr ...
, and is immediately nearby the historic Pier 26. Entrance to the wharf is via a ramp that goes directly to the dock itself. Passengers who are waiting to board a ferry turn right at the end of the ramp and wait on the platform. Passengers who depart from a docked ferry can directly exit through the ramp, bypassing the platform altogether. The former ticket machine used by Sydney Ferries has since been converted to an emergency help point, though, tickets are still sold at the pier. They are sold by a ticket seller who goes behind a stand, situated in front of the former ticket machine, whenever a ferry docks.
Services
Gallery
File:Aquarium Ferry Wharf.JPG, View of the entire wharf from across Darling Harbour in May 2014.
File:Looking North Across Aquarium Wharf (2).JPG, View across the wharf, looking north. The former ticket machine is visible at centre right of the image.
File:Aquarium Wharf Jetty.JPG, Ramp leading towards the wharf. Passengers getting off at Aquarium have a right-of-way, as signalled by the "No entry" sign and arrows on the ramp itself.
File:King Street Wharf Relocation Notice at Aquarium Wharf.JPG, Notices at the wharf advising passengers to go to King Street Wharf 3 for Sydney Ferries services.
References
External links
Darling Harbour, Aquarium Wharfat Transport for New South Wales
(Archive
11 June 2019
*Sydney Harbour Eco Hoppe
website
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Ferry wharves in Sydney
Darling Harbour