Children's Railway (Efteling)

Not to be confused with Children's railway.

View upon the ride from Pagode

view from the other end

The Children’s Railway is a pedal train attraction in the Efteling amusement park.^[1]

History

The level crossing open...

...and closed as a train approaches

The track was introduced in 1954 under the name Pedal Trains (Dutch: Traptreintjes) in the northern section of the park. The concept was developed by Peter Reijnders, who wanted to create a world where children could ride through, including a farm with corn fields, a pond, the railway station The Blue Heron (Dutch: de Blauwe Reiger) and a level crossing. The guard at this crossing is modeled after Reijnders. The original braking system in the station caused quite some accidents as it was quite abrupt.

In 2000 the ride was moved to the eastern side of the ornamental pond and renamed Children Railway (Dutch: Kinderspoor)

Ride details

Station Blue Heron

Ride length: 2 minutes
Ride capacity: 750 passengers/ hour
The trains are named after bird species
During Winter Efteling the Children’s Railway is transformed into the langlauf track the Panting Deer (Dutch: 't Hijgend Hert).

References

↑ Ride info

Efteling

Parts	Efteling Park Tower Realm Hotel Efteling Golf course Efteling Theatre Forest Realm Accommodation area The House of the Five Senses

Attractions	Aquanura Anton Pieck Square Adventures Maze Baron 1898 Bird Rok Bob Track Carnival Festival Children's Railway Children's Playground Diorama Dreamflight Efteling Theatre Efteling Museum Efteling Steam Train Company Fata Morgana Fairy Tale Forest Flying Dutchman Game Gallery Gondoletta Half Moon Haunted Castle George and the Dragon Monsieur Cannibale Pagoda PandaVision The People of Laaf Piraña Polka Marina Python Ravelin Steam Carousel Tin Lizzies The Emperor's New Clothes Villa Volta Symbolica

Future attractions	Court of Hearts (expected 2020)

Closed attractions	Canoe river Pegasus Water Organ Swimming Pool Rowing Pond

People	Michel den Dulk Theo Hochwald Henny Knoet Anton Pieck Peter Reijnders Ton van de Ven Karel Willemen

Coordinates: 51°38′59″N 5°03′12″E / 51.6498°N 5.0533°E / 51.6498; 5.0533

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