Fallowfield station (Ontario)


Fallowfield is an 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 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. 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.. Trains for Montreal presently do not depart from Fallowfield and must be boarded at Ottawa station.
TrainOperatorFromViaToFreq.Service

53		Via RailOttawaFallowfield - Smiths Falls - Brockville - Gananoque - Kingston - Napanee - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Port Hope - Oshawa - GuildwoodToronto1/day
  • No local service between Ottawa and Fallowfield, or Guildwood and Toronto.
59Via RailOttawaFallowfield - Smiths Falls - Brockville - Kingston - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Oshawa - GuildwoodToronto1/day
  • No local service between Ottawa and Fallowfield, or Guildwood and Toronto.

Transitway station

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

Parking

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

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.