Mountain route
Falls Incline Railway
Niagara Falls (Table Rock) → Fallsview · Canada
Niagara Parks bills it the world’s slowest funicular: a 62-second, 3.5 km/h glide linking Fallsview’s hotels to Horseshoe Falls at Table Rock.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Falls Incline Railway?
The Falls Incline Railway runs 60 m from Niagara Falls (Table Rock) to Fallsview.
How long does the Falls Incline Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 60 m. That is an average of 4 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 4 km/h.
Who runs the Falls Incline Railway?
Niagara Parks Commission, with two enclosed 40-passenger cabins from the 2013 rebuild.
How old is the Falls Incline Railway?
The line has been in service since 1966. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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