Editing Parramatta (section)

==Transport==
In contrast to the high level of [[car dependency]] throughout Sydney, a greater proportion of Parramatta's workers travelled to work on public transport (45.2%) than by car (36.2%) in 2016.<ref name="ABS2016">{{Census 2016 AUS |id=SSC13156 |name=Parramatta (State Suburb) |accessdate=25 October 2018 |quick=on |map=yes}}</ref>
[[File:Parramatta railway station platforms from Westmead end.jpg|thumb|[[Parramatta railway station]]]]

===Rail===

==== Heavy rail ====
[[Parramatta railway station]] is served by [[Sydney Trains]]' [[Cumberland Line]], [[Leppington & Inner West Line]] and [[North Shore & Western Line]] services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101229#/ |title=Station Details – Parramatta |access-date=31 May 2018 |website=Transport for NSW }}</ref> [[NSW TrainLink]] operates intercity services on the [[Blue Mountains Line]] as well as services to rural New South Wales. The station was originally opened in 1855, located in what is now [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]], and known as Parramatta Junction. The station was moved to its current location and opened on 4 July 1860, five years after the first railway line in Sydney was opened, running from Sydney to Parramatta Junction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Parramatta&line=NSW:main_west:0 |title=New South Wales Railways:Parramatta Railway Station |access-date=30 January 2008 |last=Bozier |first=Rolfe}}</ref> It was upgraded in the 2000s, with work beginning in late 2003 and the new interchange opening on 19 February 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityrail.info/news/060214-parramatta.jsp |title=Parramatta Transport Interchange – opening 19 February |access-date=30 January 2008 |website=CityRail |date=14 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220201930/http://www.cityrail.info/news/060214-parramatta.jsp |archive-date=20 December 2007}}</ref>

==== Light rail ====
{{main|Parramatta Light Rail}}

The light rail [[Parramatta Light Rail|Westmead & Carlingford Line]] runs from Westmead to [[Carlingford, New South Wales|Carlingford]] via the Parramatta city centre. A future branch will run to [[Sydney Olympic Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-19 |title='Moment in history': Commuters board first Parramatta light rail service |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-20/parramatta-light-rail-open-day-route-map-westmead-carlingford/104747540 |access-date=2024-12-22 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==== Metro ====
{{main|Sydney Metro West}}

The under construction Sydney Metro West will be a metro line run between the Sydney central business district and Westmead. Announced in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2016 |title=Sydney Metro West: a new railway, more trains for Western Sydney |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/sydney-metro-west-new-railway-more-trains-western-sydney |publisher=Transport for NSW}}</ref> the line is set to open in 2032 with [[Parramatta metro station|a station in Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Tamsin |last2=Visontay |first2=Elias |last3=McLeod |first3=Catie |date=6 December 2023 |title=This article is more than 2 months old Rosehill racecourse could be turned into 25,000 homes in Metro West revamp |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/06/rosehill-racecourse-could-be-turned-into-25000-homes-in-metro-west-revamp |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Bus===
Parramatta is also serviced by a [[Parramatta railway station#Bus services|major bus interchange]] located on the south eastern side of the railway station. The interchange is served by buses utilising the [[North-West T-way]] to Rouse Hill and the [[Liverpool–Parramatta T-way]] to Liverpool. Parramatta is also serviced by one high frequency [[Metrobus (Sydney)|Metrobus]] service:
* [[Metrobus (Sydney)#M91: Parramatta to Hurstville|M91]] – Parramatta to Hurstville via Granville, Bankstown and Peakhurst

A free bus Route 900 is operated by [[Transit Systems NSW|Transit Systems]] in conjunction with the state government. Route 900 circles Parramatta CBD.<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|b900}}</ref> A free bus also links [[Western Sydney Stadium]] to Parramatta railway station during major sporting events.
[[File:Parramatta Wharf in October 2024.jpg|thumb|[[Parramatta ferry wharf]]]]

===Ferry===
The [[Parramatta ferry wharf]] is at the Charles Street Weir, which divides the tidal saltwater from the freshwater of the upper river, on the eastern boundary of the Central Business District. The wharf is the westernmost destination of [[Sydney Ferries]]' [[Parramatta River ferry services]].<ref name="T2">{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|F3}}</ref>

===Road===
[[Parramatta Road]] has always been an important thoroughfare for Sydney from its earliest days. From Parramatta the major western road for the state is the [[Great Western Highway]]. The [[M4 Western Motorway]], running parallel to the Great Western Highway has taken much of the traffic away from these roads, with entrance and exit ramps close to Parramatta.

[[James Ruse Drive]] serves as a partial ring-road circling around the eastern part of Parramatta to join with the [[Cumberland Highway]] to the north west of the city.

The main north-south route through Parramatta is Church Street. To the north it becomes [[Windsor, New South Wales|Windsor]] Road, and to the south it becomes Woodville Road.