Updates and Media
PPPTF invite you to come to a Community Engagement Session with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) on Thursday 15th May, Pyrmont Community Centre, 79A John Street, at 6:00pm.
Speakers are Alex Greenwich MP, Kobi Shetty MP, Councillor Jess Miller as the Lord Mayor's representative, other members of Council and TfNSW.
It's your chance to find out about 501 bus route changes and consult with Transport for NSW bus planners about ongoing services for students attending Balmain schools as well as a possible new bus service for the area.
We hope to see you there!
The timetable can be found on the wharf and on the TfNSW website. Payment is by credit card on the ferry. Standard fares are $7.12 and concession fares $3.56. Opal readers are being installed during the second half of this year. Animals can travel on the ferry in completely enclosed carriers.
To Alex Greenwich MP, Member for Sydney, and our wonderful Pyrmont community, thank you again for your continued support!
The timetable can be found on the wharf and on the TfNSW website. Payment is by credit card on the ferry. Standard fares are $7.12 and concession fares $3.56. Opal readers are being installed during the second half of this year. Animals can travel on the ferry in completely enclosed carriers.
Channel 10 News First: FERRY SERVICE GIVEN BACK
We're delighted to share that the F10 Me-Mel ferry return service from Blackwattle Bay Glebe to Barangaroo will stop to pick up and drop off at Pirrama Park wharf starting Monday, April 7, 2025.
Please see the new timetable: https://transportnsw.info/routes/ferry
After three years of lobbying and meetings with local residents, The Hon. Jo Haylen Minister for Transport,senior representatives of TfNSW and the City of Sydney, and with strong support from Alex Greenwich MP, we've achieved the following:
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NEW BUS STOP ON MURRAY STREET AT PYRMONT BAY LIGHT RAIL STATION. This is the start of the route fromPyrmont through the city to Bondi Junction.
NEW BUS STOP ON MURRAY STREET AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM. This is the end of the route from Bondi Junction through the city to Pyrmont.
NEW BUS STOP IN SUSSEX STREET IN THE CITY to replace the previous King Street stop removed for a cycleway. This is an interim measure while we wait for our preferred option of a York Street stop, which is currently going through required process. The new timetable is on TripPlanner.
F10 FERRY STOP AT PIRRAMA PARK WHARF. We are excited to confirm that the F10 ferry from Glebe to Barangaroo will be stopping at Pirrama Park Wharf as soon as the pontoon repairs are complete, anticipated Jan/Feb.
GOOD NEWS! The free Village to Village green bus timetable has just been released with details of new pickup points along the Pyrmont route. Check them out in this link:
Please spread the word to your friends and family.
ACTION at last on Pirrama Park wharf!
The new Pyrmont to Redfern Village to Village return bus service via Glebe, Broadway and RPA, currently operating Thursdays and Fridays only.
PPPTF Meeting with TfNSW and City of Sydney
October 10th, 2024
Attending: Bruce and Lesley Bentley, Lyn Tyson, Judy Rapley PPPTF, Emelda Davis, Alex Greenwich MP (and staff), Sebastian Smyth City of Sydney, Robert Rosadi TfNSW, Jessica Lines TfNSW.
389 bus stop Murray Street - the curb space outside the light rail station has been approved by the City of Sydney. Final operational details are being confirmed.
389 bus stop mid-city - 32-36 York Street has been supported by the City of Sydney. Clarence Street for the return 389 bus trip is under investigation.
501 bus route - options are being investigated mid next year and will be open for community feedback. This timing is due to a WestConnex ongoing traffic review and the opening of the new Sydney Fish Markets.
F10 ferry - no update provided despite Tonkin Engineering preparing a report on the condition of the Pirrama Park Wharf for Place Management NSW after visiting on May 15th.
The City of Sydney representative was across all of the issues, but the two TfNSW representatives seemed unaware of the PPPTF campaign, and the progress made over the past two years.
This was in stark contrast to previous meetings with TfNSW. It was disappointing because, following our meeting on June 25th with TfNSW and City of Sydney, we expected to be given dates at this meeting for implementation of the new 389 bus stops and the ferry run.
Given the lack of real progress, Alex Greenwich is requesting a follow-up meeting before Christmas.
UPDATE!! 14.10.24
Pyrmont Village to Village Community Bus Service
Additional bus stops - Access Sydney will be adding more bus stops to the Pyrmont route and publishing the updated timetable within the next couple of weeks. The time trials are not yet complete because this run started in the school holidays when traffic was lighter than normal.
GREAT NEWS!! 03.10.24
PYRMONT is now part of the Village to Village round trip free Bus Service to REDFERN via GLEBE, BROADWAY and THE ROYAL
PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL.
At this stage it runs four times a day on Thursdays and Fridays only (see the Green Bus routing and timetable link below).
Please support this much-needed service that many Pyrmont residents have been wanting for some time.
Thank you! to Access Sydney Community Transport for this valuable addition to our transport choices.
Pyrmont is now part of the Village to Village round trip FREE BUS SERVICE to REDFERN via GLEBE, BROADWAY and THE ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL.
Please support this service. At this stage it runs four times a day on Thursdays and Fridays only (see the routing and timetable link below).
Thank you to Access Sydney Community Transport for this valuable service. Pyrmont residents have been wanting this for some time.
https://villagetovillagesydney.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/green-v2v-brochure-2024_09_27.pdfGREAT NEWS!!
Pyrmont is now part of the Village to Village round trip FREE BUS SERVICE to REDFERN via GLEBE, BROADWAY and THE ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL.
Please support this service. At this stage it runs four times a day on Thursdays and Fridays only (see the routing and timetable link below).
Thank you to Access Sydney Community Transport for this valuable service. Pyrmont residents have been wanting this for some time.
https://villagetovillagesydney.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/green-v2v-brochure-2024_09_27.pdf
The Sydney Morning Herald 12.09.2024
Progress is being made! 25.06.24
Significant work has been undertaken behind the scenes with extensive consultation between Alex Greenwich MP, TfNSW, City of Sydney and PPPTF. Transport acknowledges Pyrmont needs to better connect people with health, education and retail precincts. Opportunities to improve those connections will be considered as part of the Medium-Term Bus Plan.
In the short term the following update is provided:
1. 389 Bus
Pyrmont bus stops. Subject to further consultation with the City of Sydney Local Traffic Committee, work will commence to enable use of the existing Big Bus stop, in Murray Street (near the Maritime Museum). Buses will then continue their journey and turn around in Darling Drive to commence the next journey to Bondi Junction from a new bus stop outside of the Pyrmont Bay Light Rail Station.
CBD bus stop. TfNSW has acknowledged the preference for a bus stop on York Street as north as possible from Market Street. With the opening of the Metro City section in August and adjustments to bus patterns there may be an opportunity for a bus stop in the vicinity of the preferred location. A stop has also been requested on Clarence Street for the return route of the 389-bus to Pyrmont.
2. 501 Bus Route
Changes to the bus route 501 are being investigated. They are likely to differ between inbound and outbound routes. Community consultation will be undertaken by Transport for NSW before any changes are made.
3. F10 Ferry
Transport for NSW is working with Placemaking NSW and ferry operator Transdev to have the Pirrama Park wharf returned as an F10 ferry stop. Transdev has assessed the wharf and identified issues. Placemaking NSW has engaged maritime engineers to identify repairs required, cost and timing. Transport is ready to implement the service once the wharf is deemed ready for commuters.
4. Light rail hours extended
They were 6:00am – 11:00 pm, they are now 5:00am – 1:00am.
A further update is anticipated during September 2024.
We are pleased to say that PPPTF's advocacy, forums, petitions, meetings and support from Alex Greenwich have been successful in having the hours of the DULWICH HILL LINE LIGHT RAIL increased from 6am-11pm to 5am-1am to match Sydney's other light rail lines.
There is more news to come in the next few weeks regarding
the Pirrama Park ferry, the 389 bus stops and the 501 bus route.
The Station venue, Pyrmont, on 27 September.
The Forum was hosted by Lesley Bentley.
"Local resident's top priorities include securing a bus stop in the centre of the city and in other locations in Pyrmont, ensuring better connections between buses and ferries in Pyrmont, addressing the uncertainty surrounding existing bus stops with the opening of West Connex."
Lesley Bentley, Convenor, Pyrmont Peninsula Public Transport Forum (PPPTF)
Please see the link below to the 2023 Pyrmont Ultimo Chamber of Commerce Integrated Transport Report:
https://www.johaylen.com/more_ferry_services_more_ferry_stops_for_sydney_s_inner_west
| Date： | From: | To: | Subject/Summary: | Link to document: |
| 2 September 2022 | City Hubs | Public Audience | Media article "Alex Greenwich takes on Pyrmont public transport issues" | Click here to read |
| 27 July 2022 | City Hubs | Public Audience | Media article "Pyrmont commuters say 40 minutes to Barangaroo after public transport disruption" | Click here to read |
| 23 June 2022 | City Hubs | Public Audience | Media article "Pyrmont residents fight for public transport that is not considered viable on the peninsula" | Click here to read |
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