Parramatta ferry wharf

Parramatta
Wharf in July 2013
Location	Charles Street, Parramatta
Coordinates	33°48′50.09″S 151°0′38.09″E / 33.8139139°S 151.0105806°E / -33.8139139; 151.0105806Coordinates: 33°48′50.09″S 151°0′38.09″E / 33.8139139°S 151.0105806°E / -33.8139139; 151.0105806
Owned by	Roads & Maritime Services
Operated by	Harbour City Ferries
Platforms	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	9 December 1993
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Ferries   Following station Rydalmere towards Circular Quay F3 Parramatta River Terminus

Parramatta ferry wharf is located at the end of the Parramatta River serving the Sydney satellite city of Parramatta.

There has been a wharf at Parramatta since shortly after a settlement was established. The wharf is located next to the Queens' Wharf Reserve and the Gasworks Bridge, which was close to the site of the first official landing place at Parramatta, when Governor Phillip and a small number of marines arrived in 1788 to establish a second settlement. The first steam ferry to operate between Sydney and Parramatta was named Surprise, beginning service on 2 June 1831. The original wharf was built by convicts from gum tree logs, and reconstructed in sandstone in 1835. Paddle steamers would come up the river with their goods and their passengers from Sydney Cove.

From October 1883, a steam tramway connected the wharf at Redbank, near where Duck River meets the Parramatta River, with the town, extending along George Street to Park Gates. The tramway closed on 31 March 1943. The trams conveyed both passengers and goods, serving a number of industries from sidings off the main line.

Due to silting and pollution of the river, Sydney Ferries Limited services west of Meadowbank ceased in 1928. In December 1993, the State Transit Authority resumed services to Parramatta.

Today Parramatta wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River services operating to and from Circular Quay. The single wharf is served by RiverCat class ferries. During periods of low tide, services terminate at Rydalmere with passengers completing the final part of the journey by bus.