 The MiniCat "Me-Mel" ferry approaching the Anzac Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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| Fleet | Minicat Ferry | |||||||||||||
| Owner | Sydney Ferries | |||||||||||||
| Operator | Transdev Sydney Ferries | |||||||||||||
| Began operation | November 2021 | |||||||||||||
| System length | 2.3 kilometres | |||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||
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The Blackwattle Bay ferry service, officially known as F10 Blackwattle Bay, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney, New South Wales. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries. The service shuttles between Barangaroo and Blackwattle Bay, taking 13 minutes.
The service was initially introduced on 14 October 2019, as an on-demand service between four wharves, but was closed as a results of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] However it was reintroduced in November 2021 as a timetabled service while the Inner West Light Rail was closed.[4] In December 2022, the service was made permanent.[5]
As of January 2025, the service is not part of the Opal network, and instead must be paid for on board using credit or debit card. However, the government plans to incorporate the service into the Opal network in late 2025.[6]
Elizabeth Macarthur Bay public pontoon in Pirrama Park at the north end of Pyrmont will also be added as a stop in early 2025.[6]
- ^ New On Demand ferry service in Bays Precinct Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 14 October 2019
- ^ About the On Demand Service Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transdev Sydney Ferries October 2019
- ^ About the On Demand Service Archived 17 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transdev Sydney Ferries April 2020
- ^ Extra bus and ferry services for L1 line customers Transport for NSW 25 November 2021
- ^ Griffin, Amber (1 December 2022). "Community-loved Glebe ferry to remain in Sydney waters after months of uncertainty". City Hub Sydney. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Major upgrades to Elliott Street and Pirrama Park wharfs to connect more of Sydney to the ferries network". NSW Government. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.