Original-style CityCat catamaran

New-style CityCat catamaran

In Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, CityCat is the name of a Brisbane City Council ferry service running along the Brisbane River between Brett's Wharf in the suburb of Hamilton in the east and the University of Queensland at St Lucia, via the Brisbane CBD. The network consists of 14 stops and passes locations such as New Farm Park, Kangaroo Point, Queensland University of Technology, South Bank, Toowong and West End. Image File history File links CityCat-3a. ... Image File history File links CityCat-3a. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) Summary Photo taken by User:Adz on 7 November 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) Summary Photo taken by User:Adz on 7 November 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Flag of Brisbane City Council The Brisbane City Council is the governing council for Brisbane, which the capital of Queensland, Australia. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout Goodwill Bridge - and the CityCat on the Brisbane River. ... The University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) has its main campus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specifically in the suburb of St Lucia. ... New Farm Park is a significant historic park in the suburb of New Farm, Queensland, Brisbane. ... Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Queensland University of Technology (QUT) QUT Gardens Point Campus Graduation at QUT Gardens Point Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is one of Australias largest universities and is located in Brisbane, Queensland. ... Entrance to South Bank Parklands South Bank Parklands is an area of parkland created on reclaimed industrial land for Expo 88 that was held in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The commercial centre of Toowong contains several commercial buildings, including the Toowong Village office tower (background) which contains the Toowong Village shopping centre. ... West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane. ...

The popular CityCat service is operated by catamarans. Services began in 1996 with 6 vessels, each capable of carrying 150 passengers, with two further vessels being added to the CityCat fleet in 1998 due to increased demand. A traditional Tamil catamaran on a Chennai beach. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Two further catamarans of a new design, capable of carrying 12 more passengers, have since been added to the fleet. In 2005 refurbishment of the first generation CityCats began and this is expected to take 18 months. The service carried approximately 2.88 million passengers in 2004. The system is particularly appealing to tourists as it is a pleasant way to travel past such Brisbane icons as the Story Bridge and South Bank Parklands. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Storey Bridge by night The Storey Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ... Entrance to South Bank Parklands South Bank Parklands is an area of parkland created on reclaimed industrial land for Expo 88 that was held in Brisbane, Queensland. ...

A new generation of CityCat ferries is being trialled, and while their official designation is unknown at the time of writing (October, 2005), their occasional appearances on the Brisbane River have given rise to them being colloquially known as "RiverTigers".

Refurbished CityCats have more comfortable internal seating, with space set aside for parking 12 passengers' bikes, a plasma screen mounted inside to show advertisements, larger onboard toilet facilities and more and better padded seating available outside, especially on the front.

See also

TransLink (Brisbane) For a list of all TransLink services, see the list of TransLink services. ...

Cityferry Cityferry leaving Eagle Street Pier Cityferry is an inner city ferry service which operates on the Brisbane River in conjunction with the CityCat catamarans. ...

External links

• Discover the Brisbane River - 'CityCat' Ferry Guide - ourbrisbane.com
• Official CityCat and City-Ferry website
• Historical Brisbane River Map
• MidiCats to join CityCats for Brisbane's River future travel - Brisbane City Council