Walkley Yard
Walkley Yard was built in 1955 at a size of 129 acres and 9000 feet in length by the National Capital Commission to relocate the Canadian National Railway yard, to make way for construction of the Queensway.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway
- Description: rail yard in Canada
- Also known as: “CN Walkley Yard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenboro station and Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church.
Greenboro station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenboro station is a transitway stop and O-Train Line 2 station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Bank Street and Johnston Road at the north end of the South Keys shopping complex. Greenboro station is situated 2 km southwest of Walkley Yard.
Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church
Church
Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in the Gloucester suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is located at 91 Pike Street. It is named after John Calvin, an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church is situated 1¼ km southeast of Walkley Yard.
Dunlop Public School
School
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Dunlop Public School is situated 1¼ km southwest of Walkley Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heron Gate and Guildwood Estates.
Heron Gate
Neighborhood
Heron Gate or Herongate is a neighbourhood in Alta Vista Ward and Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the south end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the Herongate Tenant Coalition as being bounded on the north by Heron Road, on the west by Heron-Walkley Park and Albion Road, and by the Walkley rail corridor on the south.
Guildwood Estates
Neighborhood
Guildwood Estates is a sub neighbourhood within the Alta Vista area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It can be broadly described as south of Kilborn Ave, west of the Walkley-Kilborn greenspace, east of Parkland and north of Heron Road.
Ellwood
Neighborhood
Ellwood is a neighbourhood and former railway point in River Ward, in the south end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Walkley Road on the north, the Transitway on the west, Albion Road on the east, and Ledbury Park on the south.
Walkley Yard
- Categories: rail yard and transportation
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.36992° or 45° 22′ 12″ northLongitude
-75.64163° or 75° 38′ 30″ westOpen location code
87Q69995+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 618898772OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=railwayOpenStreetMap feature
railway=yardWikidata ID
Q7962556
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Walkley Yard” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沃克利車輛段”
- Spanish: “Patio de Walkley”
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Highlights include Hunt Club Gate Park and St. Peter’s Parish.
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