Barrack Street Jetty is an entertainment precinct and transport hub on the edge of Perth Water in the

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. Located at the end of Barrack Street. it comprises five jetties with a bars, cafes and restaurants along the foreshore. The first jetty built on the site opened as King Cole's Jetty, named after Henry LCole, the first chairman of the Perth City Council. Today five jetties exist. As part of the

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project, Barrack Street Jetty was reconfigured with jetties 1 and 5 extended and jetty 6 demolished. In April 2024, the

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announced that jetty 1 would be demolished and rebuilt.

Services

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services formerly operated from jetty 3 to Coode Street and Mends Street. The former ceased in May 2005 due to lack of patronage, while the latter ceased in January 2016 with services diverted to

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. Rottnest Express operate services to

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from jetty 4. Various cruise operators, including Captain Cook Cruises, use the jetty.

Transport links

operates one bus route via Barrack Street Jetty, the Blue CAT. It was historically a terminus for the

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and

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services.Perth Tramways
Perth Electric Tramway Society

References

External links

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