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
Location	3347 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	45°17′57″N 75°44′12″W
Owned by	Via Rail
Line(s)	Corridor
Platforms	1 side platform and 1 island platform (low-level)
Tracks	2
Connections
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	1025 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Via Rail: FALL
Website	Fallowfield train station
History
Opened	2000 (OC Transpo station), 2002 (Via Rail station)
Electrified	No
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
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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.

External links

Media related to Fallowfield, Ontario railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Via Rail station page for Fallowfield station (Ontario)
• Via Rail temporary train schedule with changes due to Covid 19 (Effective 31 March 2020)
• OC Transpo bus station page