Shops, homes and offices could soon surround Ottawa’s passenger train station.

Via Rail has selected Canderel Property Management as a partner to help it develop about 3.4 hectares of its 9.3-hectare property on Tremblay Road, east of downtown Ottawa, said Via Rail spokesman Malcolm Andrew.

“There is, we think, a great deal of potential that is untapped,” he said.

Via will retain ownership of the property, but the “field is wide open” to different types of development, which could include stores, offices and housing, Andrew said. The result is expected to provide rental income for Via and also benefit customers, he added.

“There are not a lot of services in and around the station proper as it sits today.”

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