Dow’s Lake
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Description
Line 
Under construction
Ottawa, ON K1S 2E7
Dow's Lake Station lies on the Rideau Canal. It will serve the O-Train Line 2, which runs from Bayview to Limebank. This location is famous for the Canadian Tulip Festival in summer and is a flagship Winterlude destination. Formerly named Carling Station, the station is found just north of Carling Avenue. It is conveniently connected to an adjacent multi-use pathway (MUP) on the east.
The station is currently undergoing renovations, including restoring the elevators and building new ones.
Features
Fares made easy
- Fare gates at the station entrance
- Fare-paid zone for more convenient connections
Navigation and wayfinding
- Clear signage and wayfinding
- Illuminated “O” pylon and lantern box
- Digital departure screens giving estimated train and bus trip times
- Service maps
- Free OC information phones for trip planning help and answers to all your questions
- Map of nearby destinations (within walking distance)
Cyclist amenities
- 20-space Bicycle parking shelter
- 20 regular bike parking spaces
- Connection to multi-use pathway
Accessibility
- Dual elevators
- Escalator
- Audible and visual announcements
- Tactile wayfinding tiles & platform edge indicator strips
- Braille/tactile signage
Safety and security
- Transecure waiting area
- Emergency phones
- Platform edge indicator strips
- Platform Inter track barriers
- Video camera monitoring
Comfort and convenience
- Connected to Dow's Lake
- Multi-use pathways
- Heated waiting areas
- Westbound bus stop and shelter
What's nearby
Places of interest within walking distance
- Dow's Lake
- Dominion Arboretum
- Commissioners Park
- Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Also close-by
- Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
- Dow's Lake
- Heart Island
- Dominion Observatory