South Keys Station (OC Transpo)

South Keys is a bus station on Ottawa's transitway system. Operated by OC Transpo, it is located at Bank Street and the Airport Parkway (near Hunt Club Road) at the south end of the South Keys shopping complex. It is the main terminus of Route 97 (buses indentified as 97X South Keys).

This is the last station on the transitway. Route 97 continues on the Airport Parkway to the most southern station, Airport Station, while other routes exits at Hunt Club Road.

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 however cancelled on December 14, 2006

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From South Keys Station, Route 97 takes 7 minutes to travel to either Airport Station or Billings Bridge Station. Reaching Hurdman Station will take 12 minutes.

The following routes serve South Keys Station:
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Notes
1. Route 43 is available at the corner of Bank & Cahill.
2. School route 639 is available at the corner of Southgate & Cahill.
3. School route 642 is available at the corner of Hunt Club & Bridle Path.

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afety Issues

This station has a history of safety concerns during the night time hours. There were several incidents involving assaults, swarming and vandalism in the vicinity which prompted some increased safety measures.Fact|date=February 2007 This station has a nightly stop which every bus uses.

External links

* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/station_layout_pdf/SKE.pdf OC Transpo station page]
* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/area_map.asp?station_id=SKE OC Transpo Area Map]