Fallowfield station (Ontario)

Fallowfield is an inter-city passenger railway station located at 3347 Fallowfield Road, in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Barrhaven.

This article is about a suburban train station southwest of downtown Ottawa. For Ottawa's main train station, see Ottawa station.
Fallowfield
Sunset at Fallowfield Station
Location3347 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°17′57″N 75°44′12″W
Owned byVia Rail
Line(s) Corridor
Platforms1 side platform and 1 island platform (low-level)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking1025 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: FALL
WebsiteFallowfield train station
History
Opened2000 (OC Transpo station), 2002 (Via Rail station)
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Smiths Falls
toward Toronto
 Toronto–Ottawa Ottawa
Terminus
Terminus Ottawa–Montreal Ottawa
toward Montreal
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Nepean Woods
toward Riverview
 Route 74 Baseline
toward Tunney's Pasture
Longfields
toward Cambrian
 Route 75
Location
Fallowfield station
Location in Ottawa
Fallowfield station
Location in Southern Ontario
Fallowfield station
Location in Ontario
Fallowfield station
Location in Canada

Fallowfield is a stop for all Via Rail trains operating in Corridor service between Ottawa and Toronto, and it is also the terminus for some trips between Ottawa and Montreal, extending that service beyond the primary Ottawa station. The wheelchair accessible station is manned and the building is equipped with a ticket office, waiting room, vending machines, washrooms and Wi-Fi internet access.

The station is next to a main OC Transpo bus station with frequent service to the west end of Ottawa and downtown.

Railway services

As of June 2020, Fallowfield station is served by 1 domestic route (with connections). All are provided by Via Rail, the primary passenger rail operator in Canada. Departures have been reduced to 2 trains per day due to the coronavirus pandemic (effective June 3, 2020).[1]. Trains for Montreal presently do not depart from Fallowfield and must be boarded at Ottawa station.

Train Operator From Via To Freq. Service

53

 Via Rail Ottawa Fallowfield - Smiths Falls - Brockville - Gananoque - Kingston - Napanee - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Port Hope - Oshawa - Guildwood Toronto 1/day
  • No local service between Ottawa and Fallowfield, or Guildwood and Toronto.

59

 Via Rail Ottawa Fallowfield - Smiths Falls - Brockville - Kingston - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Oshawa - Guildwood Toronto 1/day
  • No local service between Ottawa and Fallowfield, or Guildwood and Toronto.[2]

Transitway station
Fallowfield bus platforms

Adjacent to the train station is an OC Transpo bus stop on the Transitway.[3] The following routes serve Fallowfield as of October 6, 2019:

Fallowfield station service
Rapid routes 74   75 
Local routes 73   170   171   173   179 
Connexion routes 270   271   272   273   275   277   278 
Shopper routes 305 
Event routes 406   456 
Train approaching Fallowfield station platform on a hot day

Parking

1025 surface lot parking spaces are available. 107 paid parking spots are managed by Indigo Parking. Hourly and monthly rates are available.[4]

History

The 2013 Ottawa bus–train crash took place on September 18, 2013, between an OC Transpo bus and a Via train, at a level crossing located north of Fallowfield station. Six bus passengers died and several people were injured as a result.[5]

References
  1. Via Rail - Current advisories Updated: May 27, 2020 - 10:00am
  2. "TEMPORARY SCHEDULE Effective June 3, 2020" (PDF). Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Fallowfield" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. "OT508 - VIA Rail Fallowfield". Indigo Parking. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. "Via Rail train, Ottawa city bus crash leaves 6 dead". CBC News Ottawa. September 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

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