Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway

Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway
Streetcar No.1207
Overview
StatusIndefinitely suspended
OwnerCity of Vancouver
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar, seasonal
Services1
Operator(s)Transit Museum Society
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1998
ClosedOctober 2011
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Old gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification600 V DC
Map of Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway

Granville Island
Alder Crossing
Moberly Road
Leg-in-Boot
W 1st Avenue
Columbia Street
Ontario Street
Science World
Map of the Vancouver Historic Railway

The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway line that operated from 1998 to 2011 between Granville Island and Science World (Olympic Village Station after 2009), in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It operated only on weekends and holidays, usually from May to mid-October, and was aimed primarily at tourists. Two restored interurban trams were used on the line, which used a former freight railway right-of-way.

The line was owned by the City of Vancouver. The cars were operated by volunteers from the Transit Museum Society. The car shown (1207) was privately owned. By 2018 both tram cars (1207 and 1231) have been donated and moved to the Fraser Valley Historical Railway in Cloverdale.