Other uses Main Merchant ship A ferry or ferryboat is a form of transportation, usually a boat , but sometimes a ship , used to carry or ferry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well ... ferry with many stops, such as in Venice , is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi . Ferries ... also be called ferry services, especially if they carry vehicles. File Pride of burgundy.jpg thumb 300px The Pride of Burgundy , a P&O Ferries passenger car ferry on the Dover Calais English Channel ... archive archivedate 2007 08 08 ref File IstanbulFerry.jpg thumb 300px A car ferry in Istanbul , near ... impractical, there is no reason why it could not work and such a ferry, modified by using horses ... thumb left The Star Ferry in Hong Kong. The busiest seaway in the world, the English Channel ... right Bosphorus Ferry. In Australia, two Spirit of Tasmania ferries carry passengers and vehicles ... owned Interislander , and independent Strait Shipping Bluebridge . Hong Kong has the Star Ferry ... Island to outlying islands like Cheung Chau, Lantau Island and Lamma Island. File FERRY RAWA.JPG thumb left A Penang ferry travelling on the sea The Penang Ferry Service is the oldest ferry service in Malaysia. The famous ferry service connects Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth, Penang Butterworth on Peninsular Malaysia to Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal at Weld Quay in George Town .... Along the way, ferry commuters will get to see the Penang Bridge and also the skyline of George ... and territories have ferry services. BC Ferries carries travellers between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland on the country s west coast. This ferry service operates to other islands ... inter and intra provincial ferry and coastal services, including a large network operated by the federal government under CN Marine and later Marine Atlantic . Private and publicly owned ferry ... du Qu bec STQ to name but a few. Canadian waters in the Great Lakes once hosted numerous ferry ... more details
About a former New York City ferry route other uses South Ferry disambiguation The South Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn , New York City , United States , joining Whitehall Manhattan Whitehall Street Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn across the East River . Though the ferry is no longer operated, the name is still in use on the Manhattan side for the area around the foot of Whitehall Street, where the Staten Island Ferry lands see South Ferry, Manhattan . History The South Ferry Company established the South Ferry on May 16, 1836 to connect Lower Manhattan to the Long Island Rail Road , newly opened a month before to Jamaica, Queens Jamaica . The Fulton Ferry Company , which then operated only the Fulton Ferryferry Fulton Ferry , merged with the South Ferry Company in 1839 to form the New York and Brooklyn Union Ferry Company . ref name LI Nathaniel Scudder Prime, http books.google.com books?vid OCLC01236721&id elEOAAAAIAAJ A History of Long Island from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845 , pages 376 to 380 ref ref cite BDE title History of South Ferry md August 22 y 1886 page 5 ref See also South Ferry, Brooklyn List of ferries across the East River References Reflist DEFAULTSORT South FerryFerry Category East River Category Ferries of New York City Category Long Island Rail Road Category Port of New York and New Jersey NYC transport stub ... more details
David Ferry may refer to David Ferry actor , Canadian born actor David Ferry poet , American poet and translator See also David Ferrie , pilot hndis Ferry, David DEFAULTSORT Ferry, David ... more details
Hampton Ferry may refer to England Hampton Ferry River Avon , a ferry across the River Avon in Worcestershire Hampton Ferry River Thames , a ferry across the River Thames to the west of London Hampton Loade Ferry , a ferry across the River Severn in Shropshire disambig ... more details
South Ferry may refer to South Ferry, Manhattan , the location at the southern tip of Manhattan where the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal is located. South Ferry, Brooklyn , the former ferry landing at the foot of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn South Ferryferry , the former ferry between Manhattan and Brooklyn South Ferry Whitehall Street New York City Subway , the subway complex at South Ferry, Manhattan South Ferry IRT Broadway Seventh Avenue Line , serving the NYCS Broadway Seventh South Ferry time nolink train Whitehall Street South Ferry BMT Broadway Line , serving the NYCS Broadway south time nolink trains South Ferry loops New York City Subway , the former loop subway station at South Ferry, Manhattan South Ferry IRT elevated station , the former elevated station at South Ferry, Manhattan disambig es South Ferry ... more details
The Fulton Ferry was the first ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn , New York City , United States , joining Fulton Street Manhattan and Fulton Street Brooklyn across the East River . After the Brooklyn Bridge was built, ridership declined, and the ferry is no longer operated though New York Water Taxi serves a very similar route today ref http www.nywatertaxi.com commuters east river line ref . History A ferry connecting Broad Street Manhattan Broad Street in what was then New Amsterdam with Joralemon Street in what was then Breukelen, New York Breukelen was started in the 1630s by lone ferryman Cornelis Dircksen . It was later moved to Maiden Lane Manhattan and Fulton Street Brooklyn . On January 24, 1814, the Fulton Ferry Company , founded by Robert Fulton and William Cutting , obtained a lease on the route from the City of New York . The company introduced steamboat service to the route with the Nassau steamboat Nassau on May 8, 1814, and moved the Manhattan landing to Fulton Street that year. The ferry, which had been known popularly as the Old Ferry since 1795, when the Catherine Ferry East River Catherine Ferry New Ferry was introduced, became known as the Fulton Ferry, ref name LI Nathaniel Scudder Prime, http books.google.com books?vid OCLC01236721&id elEOAAAAIAAJ A History of Long Island from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845 , pages 376 to 380 ref and the streets on either side were later renamed in turn. Fact date March 2007 The Fulton Ferry Company and the South Ferry Company merged in 1839 to form the New York and Brooklyn Union Ferry Company . ref cite BDE title History of South Ferry md August 22 y 1886 page 5 ref References reflist Category East River Category Ferries of New York City ... more details
Shepperton Ferry may refer to Shepperton Ferry 1935 Shepperton Ferry 1935 , a train ferry that ran from Dover to Calais between 1935 and 1972 The Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry , a pedestrian and cycle ferry across the River Thames between Shepperton and Weybridge disambig ... more details
Kings Ferry may refer to The Kings Ferry , a bus and coach operator in Kent, UK Kings Ferry, Florida , a small town in the United States disambiguation ... more details
A car ferry may be In North American usage, a Train ferryferry carrying rail vehicles In UK usage, a RORO ferry carrying automobiles and other road vehicles disambig ... more details
Wiktionary ferry TOCright Ferry may refer to Ferry , a form of transport across water Ferry flying , transportation of aircraft Places Canada Ferry Island , in British Columbia China Ferry Point, Hong Kong United Kingdom Ferry Point, England Ferry Road , in Scotland Owston Ferry , a village in Lincolnshire, England United States Ferry, Alaska , a census designated place Ferry County, Washington Ferry Pass, Florida Ferry Township, Michigan Buildings and structures The Ferry Building , a structure in San Francisco Ferry Farm , the childhood home of George Washington Ferry Field , a stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan Ferry railway station in Norfolk, England People Given name Ferry Carondelet 1473 1528 , a Habsburg diplomat Ferry Corsten born 1973 , a Dutch musician Ferenc Kocsur 1930 1990 , Hungarian French footballer Ferry Rotinsulu born 1982 , Indonesian footballer Ferry Sonneville 1931 2003 , Indonesian badminton player Ferry Tayle born 1982 , French trance musician Surname Bj rn Ferry born 1978 , Swedish biathlete Bob Ferry born 1937 , American basketball player and executive Bryan Ferry born 1945 , an English musician Catherine Ferry singer born 1953 , French singer Danny Ferry born 1966 , son of Bob, American basketball player and executive David Ferry actor born 1951 , Canadian born actor David Ferry poet , American poet and translator James Ferry , gay Canadian priest Jules Ferry 1832 1893 , a French statesman Lou Ferry , American Football coach Luc Ferry born 1951 , French philosopher Orris S. Ferry 1823 1875 , American general and politician Otis Ferry born 1982 , son of Bryan, fox hunting activist Pasqual Ferry , comic book artist Simon Ferry born 1988 , Scottish footballer Thomas W. Ferry 1827 1896 , an American politician Tim Ferry born 1975 , motorcycle racer Mythology See Styx for the ferry across the River Styx to Hades . Song Ferry Cross the Mersey 1964 See also Fairy Fairey disambiguation disambig de Ferry fr Ferry it Ferry nl Ferry pl Ferry pt Ferry ... more details
There are many places named Ferry Point in the world Ferry Point, England on the Hayling Island of England Ferry Point, Hong Kong in Kowloon, Hong Kong Ferry Point, California in Richmond also known as Point Richmond but changed to Ferry Point to differentiate between the neighborhood of the same name geodis ... more details
Upper Ferry may refer to Upper Ferry, former name of Big Bar, Calaveras County, California Upper Ferry, Newfoundland and Labrador , a settlement on the island of Newfoundland, Canada Upper Ferry Wicomico River , a ferry across the Wicomico River in Maryland, United States geodis ... more details
The Dartmouth Ferry , sometimes called the Kingswear Ferry , may refer to one of three ferries that link Dartmouth, Devon Dartmouth and Kingswear , on opposite sides of the River Dart in the England English county of Devon . From north to south, these ferries are Dartmouth Higher Ferry Dartmouth Passenger Ferry Dartmouth Lower Ferry disambig ... more details
Ferry Street may refer to Ferry Street, Hong Kong Ferry Street Newark See also Anoka Champlin Mississippi River Bridge , in Minnesota, also called Ferry Street Bridge Ferry Street Bridge Eugene, Oregon disambig geo ... more details
Fulton Ferry can refer to the following Fulton Ferryferry , a former ferry connecting Manhattan s and Brooklyn s Fulton Streets Fulton Ferry Company , which operated the Fulton Ferry Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn , the neighborhood around the former ferry landing Fulton Slip, Brooklyn and Fulton Slip, Manhattan , the former ferry landings Empire Fulton Ferry State Park on the Brooklyn side Fulton Ferry BMT Fulton Street Line , a former elevated rapid transit station on the Brooklyn side You may also be looking for Fulton Street Manhattan Fulton Street Brooklyn The Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad , a former streetcar line in Manhattan Robert Fulton , after whom the ferry was named dab ... more details
The Usk Ferry is a cable ferry across the Skeena River in British Columbia , Canada . It is situated about convert 16 km north east of Terrace, British Columbia Terrace at Usk, British Columbia Usk . ref name bcifs cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry , which is propelled by the Current stream current of the water. An overhead Wire rope cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river, and a traveller is installed on the cable. The ferry is attached to the traveller by a bridle cable. To operate the ferry, rudders are used to ensure that the pontoons are angled into the current, causing the force of the current to move the ferry across the river. ref cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca BCHighways contracts maintenance Standards Specs Local Area sa26 26LAS1d Appendix D Reaction Ferry Operations Usk.pdf title Appendix D Reaction and aerial ferry operation Usk publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref The ferry operates under contract to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation , is free of toll road usage toll s, and runs on demand between 0615 and 2345 with some gaps in service. It carries a maximum of 2 cars and 12 passengers at a time. The crossing is about convert 150 m in length, and takes 5 7 minutes. At times of low water, or ice in the river, the ferry is replaced ... marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref See also Adams Lake Cable Ferry Arrow Park Ferry Barnston Island Ferry Big Bar Ferry Francois Lake Ferry Glade Cable Ferry Kootenay Lake Ferry Harrop Ferry Little Fort Ferry McLure Ferry Needles Ferry Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry References reflist BR coord 54.635437 128.41037 region ... ferry stub ... more details
Ferry crash may refer to 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash , during which a ferry crashed into a concrete pier. Queen of Oak Bay , which drifted into a marina. MV Queen of the North , which ran aground. disambig ... more details
Brown s Ferry may refer to Places in the United States by state Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant , on the Tennessee River in Alabama Brown s Ferry, Maine , a neighborhood or hamlet in Maine see http www.brownsferryestates.com Brown s Ferry Park Tualatin, Oregon , a park in Tualatin, Washington County, Oregon Brown s Ferry, South Carolina , a community in Georgetown County, South Carolina, site of a ferry crossing over the Black River see http www.ricemuseum.org vessel.php Brown s Ferry Park South Carolina , a park on Old Brown s Ferry Road, by the Black River in Georgetown County, South Carolina Brown s Ferry, Tennessee , a ferry crossing point over the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee Brown s Ferry, Texas , a settlement and ferry crossing point see http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles BB hrbgx.html Events Battle of Brown s Ferry , an American Civil War battle also known as Brown s Ferry or Battle of Wauhatchie at the Tennessee ferry crossing point See also Brown s Ferry Blues , a song by the Delmore Brothers disambig ... more details
Image Car float Pikkarala Oulu.jpg thumb 250px Pikkarala ferry wintering on the shore of Oulujoki. Pikkarala Ferry Pikkaralan lossi in Finnish language Finnish is a single operator cable ferry cable guided ferry operating across Oulujoki river between Pikkarala and Lapinkangas . The ferry route is a part of Pikkarala private road. The ferry operates between 08 00 17 00 from Monday to Friday and 08 00 15 00 on Saturdays when traffic so requires. Typically the operating season starts at about mid May and lasts until about mid October. The ferry is operated under the funding from the Oulu City of Oulu and the Finland State of Finland . Approximately one fifth of the funding comes from the city, the rest comes from the state. The annual costs are approximately 25.000 euro s. The ferry service began in 1930s when a man powered ferry was taken in service, and there has been a ferry at the very same location every year since. The man powered ferry was replaced with a ferry equipped a boat engine. The current ferry was taken in service in 1992. Originally the current ferry served as a Sanki Ferry only a few miles downstream, but it was discontinued when the Sanki Bridge was built. Unreferenced date October 2008 Category Ferries of Finland Category Oulu fi Pikkaralan lossi ... more details
Image Lytton Reaction Ferry.jpg right thumb Lytton Ferry The Lytton Ferry is a cable ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia , Canada . It is situated about convert 2.4 km north of Lytton, British Columbia Lytton . ref name bcifs cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry , which is propelled by the Current stream current of the water. An overhead Wire rope cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river, and a traveller is installed on the cable. The ferry is attached to the traveller by a bridle cable. To operate the ferry, rudders are used to ensure that the pontoons are angled into the current, causing the force of the current to move the ferry across the river. ref cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca BCHighways contracts maintenance Standards Specs Local Area sa14 LAS1d Appendix D Reation Ferry Operation Lytton.pdf title Appendix D Reaction ferry operation Lytton publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref The ferry operates under contract to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation , is free of toll road usage toll s, and runs on demand between 0630 and 2215. It carries a maximum of 2 cars, or one small school bus , and 12 passengers at a time. The crossing is about convert 150 m in length, and takes 5 minutes. The ferry does not operate at times of high water. ref name bcifs cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules ... River Adams Lake Cable Ferry Arrow Park Ferry Barnston Island Ferry Big Bar Ferry Francois Lake Ferry Glade Cable Ferry Kootenay Lake Ferry Harrop Ferry Little Fort Ferry McLure Ferry Needles Ferry Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry Usk Ferry References reflist External links http lyttonferry.com Lytton Ferry BR coord 50 14 50 N 121 35 30 W region CA type landmark display title BritishColumbiaInterior ... more details
Image Gierf hre Westerh sen0704.JPG thumb right The ferry boat. Image Gierf hre Westerh sen 20070909.JPG thumb right The ferry in mid stream the cable can be seen to its right. The Westerh sen Ferry is a cable ferry across the Elbe river in the city of Magdeburg in Saxony Anhalt , Germany . The ferry links the districts of Westerh sen , on the left bank , and Randau Calenberge opposite. ref name wpde de F hre Westerh sen ref The ferry is operated by the Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe MVB . It is convert 27.42 m long and convert 7.73 m wide, and can carry 45 passengers or 4 cars. Because the road on the Randau side is unpaved, there is little motor vehicle traffic and the ferry is used primarily by cyclists and hikers. ref name wpde de F hre Westerh sen ref Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry , which is propelled by the Current stream current of the water. The ferry is attached to a floating cable which is anchored firmly in the riverbed upstream of the ferry. To operate the ferry, it is angled into the current, causing the force of the current to swing the ferry across the river on the cable. ref name wpde de F hre Westerh sen ref References reflist BR coord 52.066581 11.679431 region DE type landmark display title Category Ferries of Germany Category Transport in Saxony Anhalt ferry stub SaxonyAnhalt geo stub de F hre Westerh sen ... more details
Image Quay at Otter Ferry.jpg thumb The quay used by the Loch Fyne ferry Otter Ferry lang gd An Oitir is a settlement in Argyll and Bute , Scotland , formerly the site of a ferry across Loch Fyne .Otter Ferry is situated 9 miles from Portavadie where you can catch the ferry to Tarbert. The ferry is operated by Caledonian McBrayne External links http robinwilson.net otterferrypier otterferrypier.html Panorama from Otter Ferry Pier QuickTime required Argyll geo stub coord 56 00 N 5 19 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in Argyll and Bute ... more details
Fortune Ferry Company Ltd is a ferry operator in Hong Kong . It is based in North Point . Routes The company operates the following ferry routes Tuen Mun to Tung Chung , Sha Lo Wan and Tai O North Point to Kwun Tong See also Star Ferry Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry External links http www.fortuneferry.com.hk Fortune Ferry Company Ltd Pearl River Delta transit Category Ferry transport in Hong Kong Category Transport operators of Hong Kong zh ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Broadway Ferry was a ferry landing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn , New York City , United States at the foot of Broadway Brooklyn Broadway . Boats connected it to the Grand Street Ferry , East 23rd Street Ferry , and James Slip landings in Manhattan . In Brooklyn, the BMT Jamaica Line Broadway El ended at the ferry. Category Transportation in Brooklyn Category East River Category Ferries of New York City NYC stub ... more details
Image Veerpont Wijhe.jpg thumb The Wijhe Ferry. The Wijhe Ferry is a cable ferry across the IJssel in the Netherlands . The ferry crosses from Wijhe in Overijssel to Vorchten in Gelderland . The crossing is located some convert 17 km south of Zwolle . coord 52.392324 6.124964 region NL type landmark display title Category Ferries of the Netherlands ferry stub Netherlands geo stub ... more details
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