Dow's Lake station

Dow's Lake station (formerly known as Carling) is an O-Train station on the Trillium Line, one block west of the intersection of Carling Avenue and Preston Street in Ottawa, Ontario. It is near Dow's Lake the western terminal of the Rideau Canal skating rink (in winters only) and a key site during the Canadian Tulip Festival in May. The station is also near government offices at the area of Carling Avenue and Booth Street. South of Carling, the train enters a tunnel to pass under the Rideau Canal.

Dow's Lake
Coordinates45°23′51″N 75°42′34″W
Owned byOC Transpo
PlatformsSingle platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typePlatform and track are below-grade with the station entrance at surface
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2001
Previous namesCarling (2001–2020)
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Corso Italia
toward Bayview
Line 2
Reopens 2022
Carleton
toward Limebank

The station was originally named for nearby Carling Avenue and Sir John Carling.

Facilities

  • Accessibility: Yes - 1 elevator
  • Washrooms: None
  • Nearby: Dows Lake, Sir John Carling Building (Agriculture Canada), Booth Street Complex (Natural Resources Canada)

Service

Key
O-Train
 98   39  Rapid routes
 40   11  Frequent routes
 55   173  Local routes
 298  Connexion routes
 406  300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes

The following routes serve Dow's Lake as of October 6, 2019:[1]

Stop Routes
North O-Train
South O-Train
A #8014 Carling Ave. West  55   56   85 
B #7369 Carling Ave. East  55   56   85 
C #6655 Preston St. South  85   R-2 
D #6657 Preston St. North  85   R-2 

References

  1. "Carling | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 25, 2019.

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