Dow's Lake station (formerly known as Carling) is an

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station on the

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, one block west of the intersection of

Carling Avenue Carling Avenue is a major east–west arterial road in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from March Road in Kanata to Bronson Avenue in the Glebe. The road is named for John Carling, founder of Carling Brewery and Conservative ...

and Preston Street in

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. It is near

Dow's Lake Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa. It is at the south end of Preston Street, just south of Carling Avenue, and just to th ...

the western terminal of the Rideau Canal skating rink (in winters only) and a key site during the

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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

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. The station was originally named for nearby

and Sir John Carling.

Facilities

* Accessibility: Yes - 1 elevator * Washrooms: None * Nearby: Dows Lake, Booth Street Complex (Natural Resources Canada)

Service

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

Gallery

File:Oc-carling-1.jpg, Dow's Lake station, facing north towards Bayview station File:Oc-carling-2.jpg, Southbound view of the O-Train Trillium Line at Dow's Lake, towards Carleton station

References

External links

Carling O-Train station pageOC Transpo Area Map
{{OC Transpo Rapid Transit Trillium Line stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 2001 2001 establishments in Ontario