Circular Quay ferry wharf, Sydney Ferries ferry wharf

Circular Quay ferry wharf is a complex of five double-sided wharves numbered 2 to 6, set at 90 degrees to the shoreline of Sydney Cove. Each wharf has a long, low-pitched canopy of pale green corrugated panels on dark metal posts, with open walkways lined by dark columns and glass-panelled walls. Wharf 3, used only by Manly ferries, is built higher from the water and has a mezzanine level for upper-deck disembarkation.

In the mid-1960s the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company brought hydrofoils to the Manly service and attached a pontoon to the eastern side of wharf 2 so the foils would not foul the structure; it was removed in 1991 when JetCats replaced the hydrofoils. When the Freshwater class ferries arrived in the 1980s, wharf 3 was rebuilt with a mezzanine level so passengers could disembark from the upper decks.

Wharf 3, used only by the Manly service, has a mezzanine level so passengers can step off from the upper decks of the Freshwater class ferries. Each wharf sells tickets on both sides of the barriers, unlike most other wharves in the network. On the eastern side, beside Bennelong Apartments, the Eastern Pontoon serves charter operators; on the western side, Commissioners Steps and Harbour Masters Steps are used by charter boats and water taxis.

Five double-sided wharves, numbered 2 to 6, run at right angles to the shoreline; wharf 3 is built higher above the water and has a mezzanine level for upper-deck disembarkation, so only Manly ferries use it. Wharves 2 West, 4 and 5 are shared by Sydney Ferries, wharf 2A handles Manly Fast Ferry and wharf 6 other operators. Charter boats and water taxis use the Eastern Pontoon beside Bennelong Apartments and, on the western side, Commissioners Steps and Harbour Masters Steps.

Wharf 3 was rebuilt in the 1980s for the Freshwater class ferries and has a mezzanine level so passengers can disembark from the upper decks. It stands higher above the water than the other wharves, and its differently configured Opal card readers and gates mean only Manly ferries can use it.