page_title: Transport in Hobart
section_title: Water
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Hobart / Water
caption_attribution_description: English: The Aurora Australis and the HMAS Newcastle Docked at Hobart, Tasmania.
context_page_description: The city of Hobart, Tasmania is served by a wide variety of transport. While the city's main form of transport is private transport on the road network, transport is also available by bus, ferry and aircraft. A suburban train service operated between Hobart and Brighton from the 1870s until 31 December 1974. There has been, however, talk in recent years of reinstating a train service in the northern suburbs.
context_section_description: Several private ferry operators run are based in Sullivans Cove for commuter, tourist and leisure purposes.  Destinations include Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula, Peppermint Bay at Woodbridge, the eastern shore town centre of Bellerive, Wrest Point Casino in Sandy Bay, and Museum of Old and New Art in Berriedale.
  Hobart has the second deepest natural port in the world, second to only Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.  As a result, it sees an extensive cruise ship calendar, with approximately 30 ships berthing at Sullivans Cove between October and April each summer.  Hobart has also hosted visiting US Navy ships.
  Hobart serves as Australia's main sea link to Antarctica for the Australian Antarctic Division, headquartered in Kingston.  Hobart is the home port to the Australian Icebreaker the Aurora Australis which serves the Australian Antarctic Territory during the summer months. Hobart is also home to the French ship L'Astrolabe, which makes regular supply runs to the French Southern Territories located around Antarctica.
caption: Aurora Australis and HMAS Newcastle docked at Sullivans Cove
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