Berowra Waters Ferry

Berowra Waters Ferry
LocaleBerowra Waters, Sydney, Australia
WaterwayBerowra Creek
Transit typePassenger and automobile cable ferry
OwnerTransport for NSW
OperatorPrivate sector contractor
System length250 metres (820 ft)
No. of vessels1
Daily ridership133
WebsiteTransport for NSW

The Berowra Waters Ferry is a cable ferry across the Berowra Creek, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, located in the Berowra Valley National Park, Sydney, Australia. The ferry operates from the community of Berowra Waters on the west bank of the creek, to a landing on the east bank, thus connecting with the road to Berowra Heights.[1]

Description

The ferry is operated by a private sector operator under contract to Transport for NSW, and is free of tolls. The crossing is 250 metres (820 ft) in length and takes approximately three minutes. The ferry operates on demand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but is closed for maintenance on the second Tuesday of each month from 1200 to 1430.[2]

The Berowra Waters Ferry is one of five cable ferry crossings of the Hawkesbury River system. All the others are across the main channel of the river, comprising in order downstream the Sackville Ferry, Lower Portland Ferry, Webbs Creek Ferry and Wisemans Ferry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney (third ed.). Oxford University Press with Sydney University Press. pp. 214–217. ISBN 0-424-00202-7.
  2. ^ "Berowra Waters ferry". Vehicle ferries. Transport for NSW; Government of New South Wales. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Sackville Ferry". Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.

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