North Quay ferry wharf

North Quay
Station statistics
Address	Queens Wharf Road, Brisbane CBD
Coordinates	27°28′21″S 153°01′22″E / 27.4726°S 153.0227°E / -27.4726; 153.0227Coordinates: 27°28′21″S 153°01′22″E / 27.4726°S 153.0227°E / -27.4726; 153.0227
Other information
Accessible
Owned by	Brisbane City Council
Fare zone	2 (TransLink)
Services
Preceding station   CityCat   Following station Regatta toward University of Queensland CityCat South Bank 1 & 2 toward Northshore Hamilton Preceding station   CityFerry   Following station Terminus Inner City Ferry South Bank 3 toward Sydney Street

North Quay is a ferry wharf in the Brisbane CBD used by the CityCat and the CityFerry on the Brisbane River.

Location

They are located off Queens Wharf Road and connect directly to the Bicentennial Bikeway. They are the closest ferry wharves to the Queen Street Mall and the rest of the Brisbane CBD. They lie under and to the south of the CBD end of the Victoria Bridge. This terminal provides the closest access point to the Conrad Treasury Casino.

Description

The terminal comprises an long L shaped pier with one pontoon (Wharf 2) at the junction of the long and short arms and the other pontoon (Wharf 1) at the free end of the shorter arm. Each pontoon has a single docking station. Generally, the CityCats coming downstream and upstream tie up at pontoon 2. However, at times, when two CityCats arrive at the same time, those coming upstream tie up at pontoon 1. The CityFerry service however uses only pontoon 1 as its upstream terminus. The terminal has a covered passenger waiting area, with a Telstra pay phone and a drinking water fountain. Two flights of stairs across the Bicentennial Bikeway connect the head of the terminal to the Brisbane CBD via William Street. Parking used to be available on the Queens Wharf Road but was closed down from March 2009. Pavement motorbike parking is available at the head of the stairs connecting the terminal to William Street.

Destruction in the January 2011 floods and subsequent re-opening

In January 2011 the wharf was destroyed during the devastating floods and the rebuilding works were expected to take months.^[1]

The terminal was re-opened on 18 April after temporary measures were put in place by the Brisbane City Council to restore CityCat operations. ^[2]

References

1. ^ "CityCat, CityFerry terminal damage". Brisbane Times. January 20, 2011. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/list-citycat-cityferry-terminal-damage-20110120-19xun.html. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
2. ^ "All CityCat terminals except West End get back on deck". The Courier-Mail. April 18, 2011. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/all-citycat-terminals-except-west-end-get-back-on-deck/story-e6freoof-1226040575723. Retrieved 07 May 2011. 

External links

• Brisbane City Council - CityCat and ferry services
• TransLink - About ferries