Blackwattle Bay ferry service
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 17 minutes including one intermediate stop at Elizabeth Macarthur Bay's Pirrama Park Wharf.
The service was initially introduced on 14 October 2019, as an on-demand service between four wharves, but was closed as a result 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 December 2025, the service is not part of the Opal network and instead must be paid for on board using credit or debit card. The government intended on incorporating the service into the Opal network by late 2025,[6] but this was later delayed to 2026.[7]
Elizabeth Macarthur Bay public pontoon in Pirrama Park at the north end of Pyrmont was added as a stop from 7 April 2025.[8] Transport for NSW refers to the new ferry stop as Pirrama Park Wharf, Pyrmont.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Balmain West Wharf rejoins F3 Parramatta River Route". Transport for NSW. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division (26 March 2025). "Pirrama Park pontoon reopens". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Departures, Pirrama Park Wharf, Pyrmont". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 17 August 2025.