Regatta ferry wharf

Regatta
General information
LocationCoronation Drive, Toowong
Australia
Coordinates27°29′00″S 152°59′49″E / 27.4832°S 152.9969°E / -27.4832; 152.9969
Owned byBrisbane City Council
Operated byRiverCity Ferries
Platforms2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code317571
Fare zonego card 1
History
Opened7 April 2003
Closed20 October 2014
Rebuilt25 March 2015
Services
Preceding wharf RiverCity Ferries Following wharf
Guyatt Park
towards UQ St Lucia
 CityCat Milton
towards Northshore Hamilton

Regatta ferry wharf is located on the northern side of the Brisbane River serving the Brisbane suburb of Toowong in Queensland, Australia. It is served by RiverCity Ferries' CityCat services.[1][2]

History

Regatta wharf opened on 4 July 2003, with the Regatta Hotel contributing $1 million and the Brisbane City Council $500,000 to its construction.[3]

The wharf sustained damage during the January 2011 Brisbane floods.[4] Initially repair work was expected to take up to 18 months, but a survey by engineers showed that the timber access boardwalk, concrete waiting area and steel roof were intact, along with the mooring piles. The floating pontoon was full of water (due to overtopping into the access hatches on the deck), but was still connected to the mooring piles down on the river bed, and was recovered and refloated. A new aluminium gangway was fabricated, and the wharf reopened on 18 April 2011, three months after the flood event.[5][6][7]

In October 2014, the wharf closed for an upgrade.[8][9] The current terminal opened on 25 March 2015.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Regatta wharf timetable TransLink
  2. ^ "CityCat timetable" (PDF). Translink. 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Historic day for river cat" The Courier Mail 7 April 2003 page 2
  4. ^ List: CityCat, CityFerry terminal damage Brisbane Times 20 January 2011
  5. ^ CityCat service set for fast return Brisbane Times 1 February 2011
  6. ^ CityCat and CityFerry services Brisbane City Council
  7. ^ All CityCat terminals except West End get back on deck The Courier Mail 18 April 2011
  8. ^ Regatta CityCat Terminal Upgrade Newsletter # 2 Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane City Council September 2014
  9. ^ Regatta ferry terminal out of action during upgrade Brisbane Times 20 October 2014
  10. ^ Regatta CityCat terminal reopens Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 25 March 2015
  11. ^ Regatta CityCat terminal upgrade Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane City Council

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