Editing Circular Quay (section)

==Transport==
{{mapbox|from=Circular Quay interchange.map|text=The transport facilities in the precinct|zoom=18}}
[[File:The Quay..Sydney, Australia.jpg|thumb|left|[[Trams in Sydney|Trams in Circular Quay]] (early 20th century)]]
[[File:Time-lapse of boat and ferry traffic at Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour.webm|thumb|Time-lapse of boat and ferry traffic at Circular Quay]]
[[File:Circular Quay from train station after sunset.jpg|left|thumb|View from the suburban railway station]]
[[File:Sydney Light Rail 05.jpg|thumb|Sydney Light Rail at Circular Quay]]

Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large [[Sydney Ferries|ferry]], [[Sydney Trains|rail]] and [[Buses in Sydney|bus]] interchange. The [[Cahill Expressway]] is a prominent feature of the quay, running from the east, over the [[Circular Quay railway station|elevated railway station]] to join the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] in the west. International ships have docked and moored at Circular Quay since the earliest years of the colony. The [[Overseas Passenger Terminal]] is a major piece of Sydney transport infrastructure serving cruise ships and ocean liners and their passengers.

[[Circular Quay railway station]] is the only station on the [[City Circle]] that is above ground. The platform looks out over the ferry terminus, providing views of Sydney Harbour, including the bridge and Opera House.

The [[Circular Quay ferry wharf|wharf complex]] hosts five commuter ferry wharves and is the terminus for all public ferry routes in Sydney Harbour and the [[Parramatta River]] other than the [[Mortlake Ferry]] between [[Mortlake, New South Wales|Mortlake]] and [[Putney, New South Wales|Putney]].
Circular Quay was formerly a large [[Trams in Sydney|tram]] terminus and interchange. As many Sydney bus routes follow the previous tram lines, the tram terminus in [[Alfred Street, Sydney|Alfred Street]] became a major bus terminus for many bus routes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railpage.org.au/tram/sydhist.html |title=Sydney's tram history |work=railpage.org.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113022426/http://www.railpage.org.au/tram/sydhist.html |archive-date=13 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 1995, the road on the eastern side of Circular Quay which served as a bus layover was closed and converted into a pedestrian zone.<ref>Services ''[[Fleetline (periodical)|Fleetline]]'' issue 236 May 1995 page 90</ref> A redesign of CBD bus services in October 2015 reduced the number of bus routes serving Circular Quay. In 2019, the [[CBD and South East Light Rail]] to [[Kingsford, New South Wales|Kingsford]] and [[Randwick]] opened with [[Circular Quay light rail station|a terminus]] in Alfred Street.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-05/sydney-light-rail-open-date-announced-by-nsw-government/11768150 Sydney light rail open to public on 14 December, NSW Government announces] ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]'' 5 December 2019</ref>