Stanley Park Junction in Stanley Park
Stanley Park Junction is the home of the Stanley Park railway where the Miniature Train used to operate. It consists of the train station, ticket booth, barns (which were formerly the Children's Petting Zoo), Cob House, plaza, pond, and surrounding grounds.
2026 Note: The Miniature Train remains shut down indefinitely.
The Miniature Train used to operate out of Stanley Park Junction during Easter, Summer, Halloween, and Christmas times. For Halloween and Christmas there were elaborate displays and activities on the grounds. For example, at Halloween there was a haunted maze and haunted barn; for Christmas, there were MILLIONS of Christmas lights put up on the surrounding grounds.
The Children of the World Totem Pole is in the plaza. The Raven Statue is behind the pond! The Cob House is next to the plaza. The ticket booth is where you can buy tickets to the miniature train ride. The train station was recently rebuilt and is where you load/unload from the train.
The Cob House has a small concession that is usually open when the train is operating. There is a larger concession closer to the main parking lot at the front entrance to the Stanley Park Junction.
There is no cost to enter Stanley Park Junction, however, there is a fee to ride the miniature train when in operation.
Stanley Park Train Station
Opened November 23, 2015All aboard! Delighting children since 1964, the train is one of Vancouver's most popular attractions. Architectural features in the station reflect the previous structure, which was destroyed in a fire in 2012.
The train includes a replica of Canadian Pacific Railway engine #374, famous for pulling Canada's first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver in the late 1880s.
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
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Frequently Asked Questions & Visitors Guide
There is a large pay parking lot situated directly in front of the Stanley Park Junction entrance. This parking lot is accessed via Pipeline Road.
Additionally, there is a large overflow pay parking lot available just across Pipeline Road and down the small hill. For detailed parameters on pricing and rules, visit our comprehensive guide: Parking in Stanley Park.
Right directly at the Stanley Park Junction site, you will find the Miniature Train ride tracks, the green-built Cob House, and the carved Raven Statue.
Sitting immediately nearby within short walking blocks, visitors can easily access the Stanley Park Bus Loop, Stanley's Bar and Grill, the historic Stanley Park Pavilion, the outdoor covered stage at Malkin Bowl, the coastal clearance field at Lumbermens' Arch, and the world-famous exhibits inside the Vancouver Aquarium.