South Keys station

South Keys
O-Train and Ottawa Transitway station
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
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	2982 spaces at South Keys Shopping Centre
Bicycle facilities	Yes (40 sheltered spaces)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 2, 1995 (Transitway) January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06) (O-Train)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Greenboro toward Bayview Line 2 Leitrim toward Limebank Terminus Line 4 Uplands toward Airport Hawthorne Terminus Route 98 Greenboro toward Hurdman Uplands toward Airport Route 105 Greenboro toward St-Laurent
Former services Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Airport Terminus Route 97 Closed April 2025 Greenboro toward Hurdman Leitrim toward Barrhaven Centre Route 99 Truncated April 2025
Location

South Keys station is an O-Train station and 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 Airport Parkway. The Transitway station was opened for bus service on September 2, 1995.

In 2025, an O-Train station opened next to the existing Transitway station, serving as the transfer point between Line 2 (Trillium Line) and Line 4 (Airport Link). ^{[2] [3]}

O-Train station

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

In 2025, an additional island platform O-Train station 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 serves as a transfer station between Line 2 and Line 4, (the "Airport Link"), and was designed with a third pocket track to enable operations for cross platform transfers between the two lines. Line 4 trains drop off 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]

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.

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve South Keys station as of April 27, 2025:

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

South Keys station service
North O-Train
South O-Train
South O-Train (Airport Boarding Zone)
A Transitway North	R2  6  40  43  90  92  98  105  110  116  117  197  198  294  304  452  617  640  644  649  697  698
B Local South	40  294  697  698
C Local East	6  43  98  644  649
D Rail Replacement and Overnight	R2  R4  105  304
E Local West	90  92  110  116  117  197  198  617  640

Notes

• During the early morning before the beginning of O-Train Line 2 service hours, Route 110 is extended from Limebank to Greenboro station but it does not serve any extra stops along the extension.

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]

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.

External links

Media related to South Keys station at Wikimedia Commons