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The Cockatoo Island ferry service, officially known as F8 Cockatoo Island, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney,
A ferry service servicing a -- route had been in existence since at least 1992, when a service stopping at (then known as Darling Street wharf), (Longnose Point wharf), and continuing on to Woolwich co-existed with a Balmain-only service that stopped at the Darling Street wharf, Balmain (Thames Street wharf), and (Elliot Street wharf). By 2006, the two routes were merged to form a singular service known as the "Balmain / Woolwich" service, coded orange and including stops at , , and , the latter of which was introduced to the preceding Balmain-only route in 1995. In 2008, the service was extended to . With the timetable changes on 10 October 2010, Birkenhead was decommissioned from service following low patronage numbers, pushing the route's Balmain terminus back to Balmain West. In 2011, services to Balmain West were limited to weekdays only.
The Balmain / Woolwich service was merged with the Parramatta River service as part of timetable changes on 20 October 2013, which also saw the decommissioning of Balmain West. All wharves previously serviced by the Balmain/Woolwich route were now serviced by the new F3 Parramatta River route. A dedicated Balmain-Woolwich route would not return until 2017, when an F8 Cockatoo Island service consisting the F3 route's inner river stopping pattern – , Balmain, Birchgrove, , Woolwich, and Cockatoo Island – would be split off from the service as part of the 26 November 2017 timetable changes. The service commenced operation without Birchgrove ferry wharf which was closed on 17 October 2017 for renovation works, leaving the service with five stops until the wharf's reopening on 24 April 2018.
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. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries
Transdev Sydney Ferries, formerly Harbour City Ferries, is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia, and is the operator of ferry services in the Sydney Ferries network since July 2012. It currently operates the ferry network under a contract unt ...
and services the Balmain Peninsula, Greenwich
Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross.
Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
, Woolwich
Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...
, and Cockatoo Island areas of Sydney Harbour. Consisting six stops, the service partially traverses the former Balmain / Woolwich ferry service, which operated from 1992 to 2013. The service was introduced on 26 November 2017, as part of timetable changes across the Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW, sometimes abbreviated to TfNSW, and pronounced as Transport for New South Wales, is an agency of the New South Wales Government established on 1 November 2011, and is the leading transport and roads agency in New South Wales, ...
network in 2017. It replaced the Woolwich stopping pattern on the F3 Parramatta River service.
History
A ferry service servicing a -- route had been in existence since at least 1992, when a service stopping at (then known as Darling Street wharf), (Longnose Point wharf), and continuing on to Woolwich co-existed with a Balmain-only service that stopped at the Darling Street wharf, Balmain (Thames Street wharf), and (Elliot Street wharf). By 2006, the two routes were merged to form a singular service known as the "Balmain / Woolwich" service, coded orange and including stops at , , and , the latter of which was introduced to the preceding Balmain-only route in 1995. In 2008, the service was extended to . With the timetable changes on 10 October 2010, Birkenhead was decommissioned from service following low patronage numbers, pushing the route's Balmain terminus back to Balmain West. In 2011, services to Balmain West were limited to weekdays only.
The Balmain / Woolwich service was merged with the Parramatta River service as part of timetable changes on 20 October 2013, which also saw the decommissioning of Balmain West. All wharves previously serviced by the Balmain/Woolwich route were now serviced by the new F3 Parramatta River route. A dedicated Balmain-Woolwich route would not return until 2017, when an F8 Cockatoo Island service consisting the F3 route's inner river stopping pattern – , Balmain, Birchgrove, , Woolwich, and Cockatoo Island – would be split off from the service as part of the 26 November 2017 timetable changes. The service commenced operation without Birchgrove ferry wharf which was closed on 17 October 2017 for renovation works, leaving the service with five stops until the wharf's reopening on 24 April 2018.
Wharves
Patronage
The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Ferries network for the year ending 30 June 2022.References
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F8 Cockatoo Island
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