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Double Bay ferry services

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Double Bay
Double Bay ferry wharf in October 2007
LocaleSydney
WaterwaySydney Harbour
FleetFirst fleet class
OwnerSydney Ferries
OperatorTransdev Sydney Ferries
AuthorityTransport for NSW

The Double Bay ferry service, officially known as F7 Double Bay, is a ferry service in Sydney, Australia. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries from Circular Quay to Darling Point and Double Bay.

History

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In 1908, the Watsons Bay Co began operating a service from Circular Quay to Rose Bay via Darling Point and Double Bay.[1] In 1925, a service from Fort Macquarie to Double Bay commenced.[2]

In 1992, some peak hour State Transit Authority services from Circular Quay to Rose Bay began to call at Double Bay.[3] By 2002 off-peak services had been introduced with SuperCats calling at Garden Island, Darling Point, Double Bay and Rose Bay.[4][5]

In October 2013, the Eastern Suburbs service received the F7 classification as part of a numbering of all Sydney ferry services. In November 2017 the service was restructured. Services to Garden Island, Darling Point and Double Bay became the F7 Double Bay service, while the Watsons Bay service was merged with the F4 Pyrmont Bay service to become the F4 Cross Harbour service.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Rose Bay - Double Bay Ferry The Sun 26 July 1908 page 6
  2. ^ New Ferry Service Sydney Morning Herald 12 May 1925 page 9
  3. ^ Other services Fleetline issue 209 December 1992 page 229
  4. ^ Circular Quay - Rose Bay - Watsons Bay Loop Service State Transit Authority
  5. ^ Network Map Sydney Ferries December 2011
  6. ^ More ferry routes and services between the North Shore, CBD and Eastern Suburbs Daily Telegraph 27 March 2017
  7. ^ F4 Double Bay timetable Transport for NSW 30 May 2022
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