South Keys station is a stop on

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system. Operated by

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, it is last station at the southern end of the Transitway, just north of

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. The station is located in the

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neighbourhood of Ottawa at the south end of the

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beside the Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas, between Bank Street and the Airport Parkway. The station was opened to traffic with the southern transitway on September 2, 1995. OC Transpo bus route 97 continues on the Airport Parkway from Greenboro to the most southern station,

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, while other routes such as routes 98 and 99 exit at

. Previously, City Council approved the addition of an

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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 2023, South Keys will reopen as a centre platform, light rail station. It will serve as the transfer point between the

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and the Airport Link.

Service

The following routes serve South Keys as of September 4, 2022: * After the Airport Spur and the Trillium Line open to customers, route will be retired and replaced by Line which will connect riders to/from the Airport. For service to/from Hurdman station, customers will have to transfer to routes and or another route that travels to/from Hurdman. * School route serves the intersection of Transitway and Hunt Club but not this station directly

Safety issues

This station has a history of safety concerns during the night time hours. There were several incidents involving

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s, swarming and

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in the vicinity which prompted some increased safety measures. This station has a night stop which all buses use after 9 PM.

References

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