Ride the Train at the Burnaby Central Railway
The Burnaby Central Railway will soon be opening for the season with its unique 1/8 scale, ride-on miniature railway built and operated by the volunteers of the BC Society of Model Engineers.
Ride the Train at the Burnaby Central Railway
- Dates: Saturdays, Sundays and Stat holidays, Easter to Thanksgiving
- 2026 Opening day is Friday, April 3rd, closing day Monday, October 12th
- 11:00am to 5:00pm (last ticket sales 4:30pm)
- Location: Confederation Park (120 North Willingdon Ave, Burnaby)
- Tickets: In-person only no online ticket sales.
- $5.00 for a single ride, all passengers 3 years old and up
- $45.00 for a 10 ride passes (may be used over multiple days, no expiry)
This authentic family railroad experience that attracts riders of all ages. Each train is pulled by a miniature steam, diesel, or electric locomotive. There’s also a picnic area and a garden railway to compliment the train experience. Birthday parties are also bookable.
Fun Facts
- Starting in 1991, it took 18 months of work to build the main depot, half the car barn, the beginnings of a ticket office, perimeter fencing, passenger platforms, pathways, access roads, sewer, water, electricity, 6,000 ft of main line track, yard and unloading facilities, ballast, ties, walkways, some basic landscaping, and site drainage.
- During construction of the railway site in 1992, a unique grading solution was found for the planned route. The group was able to arrange to have fill that was removed from the Cassiar Connector project at Boundary and Hastings along Highway 1 delivered to the railway project site – 8,000 dump trucks’ worth in total.
- They upgraded the ticket office, added signalling, landscaping and another 6,000 ft of mainline track, and truss bridge and the railway has continued to grow, both in size and number of visitors. A concrete overpass and tunnel were added, the car barn was finished, more signalling and landscaping completed, the traction engine shed was built, and the mainline track increased to 12,500 feet! Read the full history of the railway…
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