Dow's Lake station

Dow's Lake station (French: Station Lac Dow, formerly known as Carling station) is an O-Train station on Line 2, one block west of the intersection of Carling Avenue and Preston Street in Ottawa, Ontario. It is named after the nearby Dow's Lake, itself also the western terminus of the Rideau Canal skating rink during winters, as well as 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.

Dow's Lake Lac Dow
General information
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	Yes (20 sheltered, 20 regular)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	2001
Rebuilt	2020–2025
Previous names	Carling (2001–2020)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Corso Italia toward Bayview Line 2 Carleton toward Limebank
Location

Along with the rest of the Trillium Line, the station closed on May 3, 2020, for the extension of the line and an upgrade of the station. The station re-opened on January 6, 2025.

Facilities

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

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

Key v t e
	O-Train
E1	Shuttle Express
R1   R2   R4	O-Train replacement bus routes
N75	Night routes
40   11	Frequent routes
99   162	Local routes
275	Connexion routes
303	Shopper routes
405	Event routes
646	School routes
Additional info: Line 1: Confederation Line Line 2: Trillium Line Line 4: Airport Link   Routes 5 to 199: Custom routing that that connects to Line 1 and/or 2 Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak-period only routes that connect to the O-Train) Routes 301 to 305: Shopper Routes (limited rural service) Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events Routes 600 to 699: School Routes   Route R1: replaces Line 1 when it is out of service Route R2: replaces Line 2 when it is out of service Route R4: replaces Line 4 when it is out of service Routes N39 to N98: night service (replaces Line 1 and N98 replaces Line 4) White backgrounds: limited service   Last two digits represent service area: 00s and 10s – Central 20s – Gloucester 30s – Orléans 40s – Ottawa East 50s – Ottawa West 60s – Kanata, Stittsville 70s – Barrhaven 80s – Nepean 90s – South Keys

The following routes serve Dow's Lake as of March 29th, 2025:^[1]

Stop	Routes
O-Train (North/South)
A #8014 Carling Ave. West	56   85
B #7369 Carling Ave. East	56   85
C #6655 Preston St. South	R2   8  (Summer weekends only)
D #6657 Preston St. North	R2   8

Gallery

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  OC Transpo Stadler FLIRT dwells at Dow’s Lake O-Train station
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  Entrance to the Dow’s Lake O-Train station
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  Dow's Lake station, facing north towards Bayview station
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  Southbound view of the O-Train Trillium Line at Dow's Lake, towards Carleton station