South Keys station

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South Keys
Ottawa Transitway station
South Keys o-train station.jpg
South Keys station looking North.
General information
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°21′13″N75°39′19″W / 45.35361°N 75.65528°W / 45.35361; -75.65528
Owned by OC Transpo
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks2
History
OpeningSeptember 2, 1995 (Transitway)
2024 (LRT)
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Airport
Terminus
Route 97 Greenboro
toward Hurdman
Hawthorne
Terminus
Route 98
Leitrim Route 99
Future services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Greenboro
toward Bayview
Line 2
Reopens 2024
Leitrim
toward Limebank
Uplands
toward Airport
Line 4
Opens 2024
Terminus

South Keys station is the southernmost station of the Southeast Transitway in Ottawa. [1] The station is located in the South Keys neighbourhood, behind the south end of the South Keys Shopping Centre, and between Bank Street and the Airport Parkway. The Transitway station was opened for bus service on September 2, 1995.

Contents

Previously, City Council approved the addition of an O-Train station at South Keys (instead of Lester) in conjunction of the expansion of the north–south light rail line. The project was cancelled on December 14, 2006. In 2024, an O-Train station will open next to the existing Transitway station, serving as the transfer point between the Trillium Line and the Airport Link. [2] [3]

O-Train station

Upgraded west side entrance to South Keys West side South Keys station entrance.jpg
Upgraded west side entrance to South Keys
An Alstom Coradia LINT Line 4 train pulling into the northbound platform of the South Keys O-Train station LINT at South Keys O-Train station.jpg
An Alstom Coradia LINT Line 4 train pulling into the northbound platform of the South Keys O-Train station

In 2024, an additional island platform O-Train station will be opened on the west side of the Transitway station, accessible by elevator or stairs via the existing pedestrian walkway beneath the station. The South Keys O-Train station will serve as a transfer station between Line 2 and Line 4, (the "Airport Link"), and has been designed with a third pocket track to enable operations for cross platform transfers between the two lines. A Line 4 train will drop off its passengers on the northbound platform, then move to the pocket track to allow Line 2 trains to serve both north and southbound platforms. The Line 4 train then moves to the southbound platform to pick up Airport-bound passengers. [4]

Service

The following routes serve South Keys as of April 4, 2024:

Station service
O-Train replacement R2 
Rapid routes 97  98  99 
Frequent routes 6  40  90 
Local routes 92  93  96  197  198  199 
Connexion routes 294  299 
Shopper routes 304 
School routes 640  644  649  698 

Safety issues

This station has a history of safety concerns during the night time hours. There were several incidents involving assaults, [5] swarming [6] and vandalism [7] in the vicinity which prompted some increased safety measures. This station has a Transecure night stop which all buses use after 9 PM. [8]

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References

  1. "South Keys" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo.
  2. "Trillium Line South Extension". ottawa.ca. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. "South Keys | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. "South Keys station layout". octranspo.com.
  5. "Police looking into another south-end personal robbery". CBCnews. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. Bell, Danielle (20 November 2012). "Girls arrested after South Keys robberies". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. "Two boys charged after dog spray released at transit stop". Ottawa Sun. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. "Night Stop and Safe Stop". OCTranspo. Retrieved 4 April 2024.