Vancouver’s miniature train at Stanley Park has long been a popular attraction operating in the summer as well as Easter, Halloween and Christmas seasons.
Unfortunately, the Stanley Park Miniature Railway is closed for 2025. The Vancouver Park Board has suspended operations due to safety concerns with the railway’s older systems. The Park Board is reviewing models and potential partners and hopefully the train will reopen in the future.
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Train Location | General Schedule | Summer Schedule | Easter Train | Halloween Train | Christmas Train | Bright Nights Train Video | Other Information
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Miniature Railway at Stanley Park
When operating, the 15-minute ride carried more than 200,000 passengers each year. The 2-km loop featured trestles, tunnels and forest settings, with special themes at different times of the year. Families, and especially young children, loved the train.
Stanley Park Train Location
Find the Stanley Park Miniature Railway on Pipeline Road in Stanley Park. Coming from West Georgia Street via the park entrance, take the second exit at the roundabout and the venue is just a little way up on your right.
If using GPS to get there, type in 690 Pipeline Road and it’ll get you close enough to see signs directing you where to go.
Stanley Park Train Schedule
With operations suspended, all seasonal trains are cancelled for 2025.
In past years, the railway operated for a few days before Easter and on spring weekends from mid-April to late June. Then it ran near-daily from July to early September. It usually returned in October for the Halloween Ghost Train and again from late November to early January for Bright Nights at Christmas.
Miniature Train Summer Schedule
There was no summer train in 2025.
For reference, in 2024, the train ran on weekends from April 13 to July 1, and then from Wednesday to Sunday from July 3 to September 2. Tickets were sold on-site, with pricing ranging from $8.25 for adults to lower rates for children, youth and seniors.
Stanley Park Easter Train
The Easter Train did not operate in 2025.
In past years, the Stanley Park Easter Train event featured the Easter Bunny, games, crafts, and sometimes egg hunts. The 2024 Easter Train ran from March 29 to April 1, with tickets costing about $9 per person.
Halloween Ghost Train
The Halloween Ghost Train is cancelled in 2025.
When it was operational, the Ghost Train was a family-friendly favourite featuring skeletons, monsters and live performers at night. In 2024, it ran from October 10 to 31 with a “Ghosts in the Graveyard” theme. Tickets were around $11 for daytime matinees and $17 for evening rides.
For more information on the Ghost Train, click Stanley Park Halloween Train.
Christmas Bright Nights Train
The Bright Nights Train is not running in 2025.
In past years, Bright Nights lit up Stanley Park with millions of festive lights from late November to early January. The event took place last winter, running from November 29th, 2024, to January 4th, 2025. The train is typically a central piece of the event, but sadly it was closed in mid-December 2024.
Stanley Park Train Video
To see what the train was like in past Christmas seasons, watch the following video. It begins and ends at the train station.
Other Information
As the Stanley Park Train is closed in 2025, here are some alternatives and nearby ideas:
- Bear Creek Park – in Surrey
- Art Knapp – in Surrey
- Burnaby Central Railway – at Confederation Park
A large, real and full-sized locomotive, Engine 374, can also be found at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown.
If you’re heading to Stanley Park anyway, make a day of it: there’s a great playground beside the train plaza, the Vancouver Aquarium is a short walk away and the seawall is fantastic for bike rides. In summer there’s the Second Beach outdoor pool and swimming at Third Beach.
For more kid-friendly ideas click Vancouver’s Best Places for Children.
