
The Falls Incline Railway is a quick and convenient link between the Fallsview Tourist area with Table Rock Centre. A one-minute trip transports you from the Fallsview attractions and hotels, including the Fallsview Casino Resort, to the Falls Parking Lot directly across from Table Rock Centre and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.
April to October, you can purchase a Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass and ride the Incline Railway for free for two days!
Admission: $2.50 each way for all ages. Included with the price of Ride all-day transportation voucher for the Niagara Parks People Mover bus system: $7.50 Adults (13+ years), $4.50 Children (6-12 years), 5 years and under ride for Free. Prices shown in Canadian funds including tax. Strollers permitted. The Railway is not wheelchair accessible.
Hours: Daily between April 12 and November, 10 am to 6:30 pm.
Falls Incline Facts:
Maximum capacity: 1,600 persons per hour
Capacity of each car: 40 people per trip
Speed (max.): 190 feet per minute (Slowest incline railway in the world!)
Length of Trip: 57 seconds
Height of embankment: 100 feet
Manufacturer: Von Roll Ltd., Switzerland
Opening date: Saturday, October 8, 1966 at 3:30pm
First official paying rider: N. G. Ziegler of the Michigan Railway Club
Original cost of one way trip: 10¢
Power Source: Direct current electric motor
Track Arrangement: 2 independent tracks
Length of Track: 170 feet (51.8 m)
Track Gauge: Just under 6'-1" (185 cm)
# of braking mechanisms: 7 (service brake, 2 safety brakes, 4 car brakes)
Weight of each car: 4040 pounds
Click here to read a History of Incline Railways


