Fallowfield station (Ontario)

Fallowfield station (French: gare de Fallowfield) or Fallowfield Train Station is an inter-city passenger railway station and bus rapid transit station located at 3347 Fallowfield Road in the suburban neighbourhood of Barrhaven in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

This article is about a suburban train station southwest of downtown Ottawa. For Ottawa's main train station, see Ottawa station.
Fallowfield
Via Rail station
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
Parking107 spaces (Indigo Parking)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: FALL
WebsiteFallowfield train station
History
Opened2002
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Smiths Falls
toward Toronto
 Toronto–Ottawa Ottawa
Terminus
Terminus Ottawa–Montreal Ottawa
toward Montreal
Location
Fallowfield station
Location in Ottawa
Fallowfield station
Location in Southern Ontario
Fallowfield station
Location in Ontario
Fallowfield station
Location in Canada

Location
Intercity Transport Hubs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Fallowfield station is located on the north side of Fallowfield Road (Regional Road 12) just west of its intersection with Woodroffe Avenue. The main station entrance faces southeast towards a short access road (Via Park Place) which connects the station to Fallowfield Road. On the northwest side of the station, trains call at 1 low-level side platform and two tracks bordering on agricultural lands of the Ottawa Greenbelt. Small paid parking lots are located to either side of the station, while to the southeast lies an OC Transpo Transitway bus rapid transit station and a large commuter park and ride parking lot.

The station is located southwest of downtown Ottawa on the edge of a low-density residential neighbourhood. The closest hotels are more than 5 kilometers to the northeast near Hunt Club Road and the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. South of the station, on the other side of Fallowfield Road are various fast food franchises, including a McDonald's, Tim Hortons and a Gabriel Pizza location inside a small strip mall. Additional food options in the area are located more than a kilometer to the west on Fallowfield Road.

Fallowfield station is located approximately 12 kilometers to the west of the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport.[1]

Railway services

Fallowfield is a stop for all Via Rail trains operating in Corridor service between Ottawa and Toronto, and it is has also been the terminus for some trips between Ottawa and Montreal, extending that service beyond the primary Ottawa station.

As of September 2020, Fallowfield station is served by 1 domestic route (with connections) provided by Via Rail, the primary passenger rail operator in Canada. Departures have been reduced to 4 trains per day due to the coronavirus pandemic (effective September 1, 2020).[2] Trains for Montreal presently do not depart from Fallowfield and must be boarded at Ottawa station.

Table of services
Train Operator From Via To Freq.
643 Via Rail Ottawa Fallowfield - Smiths Falls - Brockville - Kingston - Napanee - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Port Hope - Oshawa - Guildwood Toronto 1/day
53 Via Rail Ottawa Fallowfield - Brockville - Gananoque - Kingston - Belleville - Cobourg - Oshawa - Guildwood Toronto 1/day
55* Via Rail Ottawa Fallowfield - Brockville - Kingston - Belleville - Cobourg - Oshawa - Guildwood Toronto 1/day* (Mon, Fri, Sun only)
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.[3]

Station services
Train approaching Fallowfield station platform on a hot day

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.

Transitway station
Fallowfield
Ottawa Transitway station
Fallowfield bus platforms
Owned byOC Transpo
Connections Corridor
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking(OC Transpo Park & Ride)
1709 spaces including:
28 accessible spaces
3 expectant mother spaces
4 electric charging spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBike rack/shelter
Bike repair station
Other information
Station code3043
WebsiteFallowfield
History
Opened2000
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Nepean Woods
toward Riverview
 Route 74 Baseline
toward Tunney's Pasture
Longfields
toward Cambrian
 Route 75

Southeast of the train station entrance is an OC Transpo Transitway bus stop (Fallowfield Transitway Station) offering frequent bus service to the west end of Ottawa and downtown. [4] 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 

Future plans

The City of Ottawa plans to extend the O-Train Confederation Line to Fallowfield station sometime after 2031.[5]

Parking

1709 surface lot parking spaces are available in the OC Transpo park and ride lot south of the station,[6] while the 107 paid parking spots on either side of the train station are managed by Indigo Parking. Hourly and monthly rates are available.[7]

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.[8]

References
  1. "Fallowfield train station". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Up to date information on our current service". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "TEMPORARY SCHEDULE Effective September 1, 2020" (PDF). Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. "Fallowfield" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Dept (8 September 2020). "Barrhaven Light Rail Transit (Baseline Station to Barrhaven Town Centre) and Rail Grade-Separations Planning and Environmental Assessment Study". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "Park & Ride - OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. "OT508 - VIA Rail Fallowfield". Indigo Parking. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. "Via Rail train, Ottawa city bus crash leaves 6 dead". CBC News Ottawa. September 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

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