Dow's Lake station

Dow's Lake
Dow's Lake
Coordinates	45°23′51″N 75°42′34″W
Owned by	OC Transpo
Platforms	Single platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Platform and track are below-grade with the station entrance at surface
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2001
Previous names	Carling (2001–2020)
Future services

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.

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
Additional info: Line 1: O-Train Confederation Line Route 2: Trillium Line (currently a bus route) Routes 5 to 99: connect to Line 1 and/or Route 2 Routes 100 to 199: connect to Transitway Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak periods only) Routes 301 to 305: Shopper (limited rural service) Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events Routes 602 to 698: high schools Route R1: replaces Line 1 when out of service Route R2: alternative name for current Route 2 Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1) White backgrounds: service may be limited Last two digits represent service area: 00s and 10s – Central 20s – Gloucester 30s – Orléans 40s – Ottawa East 50s – Ottawa West 60s – Kanata 70s – Barrhaven 80s – Nepean 90s – South Keys

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

Gallery

Carling Station, facing north towards Bayview Station
Southbound view of the O-Train Trillium Line at Carling, towards Carleton Station

References

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

External links

Media related to Carling Station at Wikimedia Commons

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