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Now Open Daily!

The revitalized Brockville Railway Tunnel is now open daily from 9:00am to 9:00pm up to September 30. Fall and winter hours are to be determined.

Thanks to generous donations and grants, there is no fee to access the tunnel during this time.

To Enjoy Your Tunnel Experience:

For your safety, the tunnel is under video surveillance.
Please use "WALKING SPEED" to ensure everyone's safety - this includes bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, etc.
To avoid injury to yourself and damage to the tunnel, please stay within the concrete curbs and away from the tunnel walls.
Groundwater will always be dripping down the walls and from above in some places. Consider wearing a hat, jacket, or rain poncho.
Help keep your tunnel smoke-free and litter-free.
Be safe and proceed at your own risk.
Thank You!

To learn more about our revitalization project, or to make a donation, please visit our Information Centre at 66 King Street West, Brockville (Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12 noon to 4 pm). Donation bins (emptied daily) are also available at both tunnel entrances.

Watch Our Video!

Tunnel Re-Opening Parade and Ceremonies
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Brockville’s “Rails to Trails” Festival
Celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary.
August 10 - 13, 2017

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Canada’s First Railway Tunnel

Canada’s First Railway Tunnel was completed in 1860 for the Brockville and Ottawa Railway and later owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway until being acquired by the City of Brockville in 1983. The Tunnel is a remarkable example of Canada’s pre-Confederation industrial heritage that this restoration project will repurpose for the benefit of recreation, tourism and economic development. Key features of the Tunnel restoration include a new paved concrete floor and state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting for safety and to highlight the Tunnel’s architecture and geology.

Brockville’s New Railway Tunnel Park

Once open, Canada’s First Railway Tunnel and Brockville’s new Railway Tunnel Park will become the new central hub of our city’s Brock Trail recreational pathway. Phase one of Railway Tunnel Park will comprise restoration of the Tunnel and landscaping of the former CP property immediately north of the Tunnel, south of the main CN rail corridor. Phase two includes proposed redevelopment of the former Grand Trunk Railway lands also south of the CN corridor and west of the Tunnel, as well as proposed improvements at Brockville’s existing Armagh Sifton Price Park.

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE – Monday, June 12, 2017

May 24, 2017

Brockville Railway Tunnel Park Development Project – Phase 2 Community Hall at the Memorial Centre 100 Magedoma Blvd WE NEED YOUR IDEAS! Please join us on Monday, June 12 at the Community Hall, Memorial Centre for displays and a presentation of three concept options for the new

March 20, 2017

Brockville, Ontario –– The City of Brockville Railway Tunnel Committee has received a grant of $250,000 from the Ontario150 Community Capital Program to support the restoration of Canada’s First Railway Tunnel. On Friday, local MPP Steve Clark met with representatives and friends

November 7, 2016

Tunnel Committee announces more than $3.2 million raised for restoration of Canada’s First Railway Tunnel and Brockville’s new Railway Tunnel Park Committee to present revised phase one budget to Council on November 8 Brockville, Ontario – November 4, 2016 – The

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