Fallowfield railway station (Ontario)

Fallowfield
Location 3347 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, ON
Canada
Coordinates 45°17′57″N 75°44′12″W / 45.29917°N 75.73667°W / 45.29917; -75.73667Coordinates: 45°17′57″N 75°44′12″W / 45.29917°N 75.73667°W / 45.29917; -75.73667
Owned by Via Rail
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Fallowfield Transitway Station
Other information
Station code VIA Rail: FALL
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
toward Toronto
Toronto–Ottawa
Terminus
TerminusOttawa–Montreal
toward Montreal

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

Fallowfield is a stop for all Via Rail trains operating in Corridor service between Ottawa and Toronto, and it is also the terminus for many trips between Ottawa and Montreal, extending that service beyond the main Ottawa Train 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. It is adjacent to the Fallowfield OC Transpo bus station which provides local transit connections.

The 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.[1]

References

  1. "Via Rail train, Ottawa city bus crash leaves 6 dead". CBC News Ottawa. September 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

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