Meadowbank ferry wharf is located on the northern side of the

Parramatta River The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of , the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. S ...

serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank.

History

Prior to the construction of the

Ryde Bridge The Ryde Bridge(s), also called the Uhrs Point Bridge, are two road bridges that carry Concord Road, part of the A3, across Parramatta River from in the northern suburbs of Sydney to in Sydney's inner west, in New South Wales, Australia. T ...

in the 1930s, Ryde wharf, located to the east of Meadowbank wharf at the current Ryde Bridge site, was the passenger wharf servicing the area. Silt in the river and sludge from factory and industrial waste upstream led to the suspension of

Sydney Ferries Limited Sydney Ferries Limited operated ferry services on Sydney Harbour from 1900 until June 1951. The company grew out of the North Shore Steam Ferry Company and took over smaller ferry operators to become the largest ferry operator in Sydney's his ...

services to

Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...

in 1928, with Meadowbank wharf becoming the westernmost point for ferry services. In December 1993, the State Transit Authority resumed services to Parramatta. Today Meadowbank wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River services operating between

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and

. The single wharf is served by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries. In late 2015, an upgrade of the wharf commenced. It was completed in May 2016.

Wharves & services

Connections

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operates one route to and from Meadowbank wharf: *518: to Macquarie University

References

External links

Meadowbank Wharf
at Transport for New South Wales (Archive
12 June 2019

Meadowbank Local Area Map
Transport for NSW {{Transport for New South Wales ferry wharves, Parramatta River=y, state=collapsed Ferry wharves in Sydney