Holman Street ferry wharf

Holman Street
Location	Holman Street, Kangaroo Point
Coordinates	27°27′57″S 153°02′01″E / 27.4657°S 153.0336°E / -27.4657; 153.0336Coordinates: 27°27′57″S 153°02′01″E / 27.4657°S 153.0336°E / -27.4657; 153.0336
Owned by	Brisbane City Council
Operated by	Transdev Brisbane Ferries
Platforms	1
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	317580
Fare zone	go card 1
History
Opened	1845
Closed	April 2015
Rebuilt	23 June 2015
Services
Preceding station   CityFerry   Following station Eagle Street Pier toward North Quay CityHopper Dockside toward Sydney Street Eagle Street Pier toward Thornton Street Cross River Ferries - Holman Street Terminus

Holman Street ferry wharf
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Location	116 Holman Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°27′57″S 153°02′02″E / 27.4658°S 153.034°E / -27.4658; 153.034
Design period	1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century)
Built	c. 1919
Architectural style(s)	Classicism
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name: Holman Street Ferry Terminal
Type	state heritage (built, landscape)
Designated	1 November 2004
Reference no.	602445
Significant period	c. 1919-1990s (historical) 1910s-1920s (fabric)
Significant components	views from, pontoon, waiting shed, wall/s - retaining, bench/seat

Holman Street ferry wharf is located on the southern side of the Brisbane River in Kangaroo Point, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is served by Transdev Brisbane Ferries' CityFerry services.

The Holman Street Ferry Terminal was built prior to 1919 for the City of Brisbane, then responsible for the servicing of ferry routes across the Brisbane River. Kangaroo Point was one of Brisbane's earliest suburbs, emerging in the 1840s with other localities such as South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley and Spring Hill. Because of its close proximity to the city, Kangaroo Point played an important role as a point of arrival and departure for Brisbane's ferries.

In 1845 the Government accepted a tender of £34 from George Beer for a second ferry crossing for Brisbane from Kangaroo Point. In 1852 the government outlaid £185 and in 1853, £700 for ferry improvements. Andrew Petrie worked on improving the approaches and also the road at the north end of Kangaroo Point ferry. In 1853 W. Carter won the lease for Kangaroo Point Ferry and put on a new horse-punt - 30 feet long and 12 feet broad, pulled by a rope and chain. Ferries ran from a number of different localities in the area including Holman, Bright, Thornton and Ferry Streets. Destinations on the north side included Charlotte and Edward Streets, and Customs House and Merthyr Road, New Farm. The Petrie Bight - Holman Street ferry was in operation at separation in 1859.

A cable operated vehicular punt plied the route well after the Victoria Bridge was erected in 1874, transporting people, vehicles and animals. The ferry began to operate from the Customs House Reserve in 1882, but as a vehicular ferry, is believed to have ceased in 1883/84. A new vehicular steam ferry began operating from Charlotte Street to Bright Street at the same time. A passenger ferry continued, however, and the waiting shed on that side of the river was re-erected on the customs house site in 1886. Tidal steps were apparently built on the Holman Street side to service the passenger ferry.