page_title: Ferry transport in Queensland
section_title: Transdev Brisbane Ferries
hierarchical_section_title: Ferry transport in Queensland / Department of Transport & Main Roads Regions / Metropolitan / Brisbane River / Transdev Brisbane Ferries
caption_attribution_description: English: CityFerry on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at en:CityFerry
context_page_description: Ferry transport in Queensland provides both historical and current information relating to scheduled public passenger ferry services in Queensland. The first ferry started on 1 January 1843 at Russell Street with a service across the Brisbane River.
  Crossings in the Brisbane central business district and at Bulimba, Dutton Park, Indooroopilly and Moggill were needed for road transport to develop in a growing town. Before the Story and Gateway Bridges were constructed ferries transported vehicles across the river at these locations. Some of the more significant services vital to various communities, include the Daintree River Ferry, services to Thursday Island, Magnetic Island, Fraser Island, North Stradbroke Island and other islands in Moreton Bay.
  Ferry services in Queensland are regulated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Services in Brisbane, including the CityCat are operated by Transdev Brisbane Ferries under a contract with Brisbane City Council.
context_section_description: Transdev Brisbane Ferries are contracted by Brisbane City Council to operate a fleet of ferries between the University of Queensland and Bulimba. The Brisbane City Council ferry fleet currently consists of nine CityFerries and 21 CityCats.
  The CityCat vessels are named after the Aboriginal place names for various parts of the Brisbane River and adjacent areas. The English name is given in brackets, with the launch date. The entire CityCat fleet has been fitted with WiFi which can be accessed while on board.
  The timeline of events leading up to the current arrangements commenced in 1991 when the River Connections contract was awarded by Brisbane City Council for the entire CityFerry fleet. In 1996 the River Connections contract was renewed and expanded to include the new CityCat fleet. In 2003 MetroLink Queensland, which was a joint venture between Transdev Australasia and Transfield Services, were awarded a 7-year contract to operate and market the CityCat and CityFerry fleets. In 2004 TransLink was established to coordinate the integration of the South-East Queensland public transport system which meant they took over the marketing activities of MetroLink Queensland. In 2008 the TransdevTSL Brisbane Ferries brand was established, still within the TransLink integrated public transport scheme, when Transfield Services and Transdev ceased the MetroLink Queensland brand.
caption: CityFerry, 2006
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