Fallowfield station (french: gare de Fallowfield) or Fallowfield Train Station is an

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passenger

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and

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located at 3347 Fallowfield Road in the

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neighbourhood of

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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

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. 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

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and two tracks bordering on agricultural lands of the

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. 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

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. The station is located southwest of

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on the edge of a low-density residential neighbourhood. The closest hotels are more than 5 kilometers to the northeast near

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and the

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. South of the station, on the other side of Fallowfield Road, are various fast food franchises, including a

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and a

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location inside a small

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. 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.

Railway services

Fallowfield is a stop for all

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trains operating in ''

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'' service between Ottawa and Toronto, and it has also been the terminus for some trips between Ottawa and Montreal, extending that service beyond the primary

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. As of June 2022, Fallowfield station is served by 1 domestic route (with connections) provided by

, the primary passenger rail operator in Canada. Trains for

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presently do not depart from Fallowfield and must be boarded at

Ottawa - Kingston - Toronto

* No local service between Ottawa and Fallowfield, or Guildwood and Toronto.

Station services

The

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station is staffed and the building is equipped with a ticket office, waiting room, vending machines, washrooms and Wi-Fi internet access.

Transitway station

Southeast of the train station entrance is an

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bus stop (Fallowfield Transitway Station) offering frequent bus service to the west end of Ottawa and

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. The following routes serve Fallowfield as of October 6, 2019:

Future plans

The City of Ottawa plans to extend the

O-Train The O-Train is a light metro transit system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo. The O-Train system has two lines, the electrically-operated Confederation Line (Line 1) and the diesel-operated Trillium Line (Line 2). Since May 20 ...

Confederation Line to Fallowfield station sometime after 2031.

Parking

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

History

The

2013 Ottawa bus–train crash The Ottawa bus–train crash was a Traffic collision, collision that occurred between an OC Transpo double-decker bus and a Via Rail train in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven on September 18, 2013, that killed six people. Details The collision occu ...

took place on September 18, 2013, between an

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.

References

External links

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Via Rail temporary train schedule with changes due to Covid 19 (Effective 31 March 2020)OC Transpo bus station page
{{OC Transpo Via Rail stations in Ontario 2000 establishments in Ontario 2002 establishments in Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 2002 Railway stations in Ottawa Transitway (Ottawa) stations