The Riverview Park and Zoo has announced it will be closing its popular miniature train ride early this year because of a upcoming City of Peterborough construction project.
The miniature train ride usually runs every day in the summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on the weekends in early fall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
However, the final day of the season for the miniature train ride in 2025 will be Monday, August 4, at the end of the Civic Holiday long weekend.
The miniature train ride is closing because of scheduled rehabilitation work on the Water Street Pumphouse and Dam, which is located on the Otonabee River at the north end of the city adjacent to Riverview Park and Zoo.
As the miniature train ride crosses over the dam during its route around the zoo area, it cannot safely do so while the dam is undergoing construction.
The rehabilitation work will address concrete deterioration and improve infrastructure, ensuring the long-term functionality of the dam.
On June 30, the city awarded the contract for the work to Urbanlink Civil Ltd. of Beamsville at a cost of over $1.3 million. Construction work is expected to begin this summer.
The miniature train ride will reopen to visitors during the Victoria Day long weekend in May 2026.
