South Keys Station (OC Transpo)

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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

[edit] Service

See also: OC Transpo Routes

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:
1 40 45 84 87 88 97 116 142 143 144 145 146 147 197 402 640 646 647 649 650 651 652

NOTES
1. There are two route 84's:

C84 operates via Blohm, Johnston, Conroy, Elmvale, St. Laurent, and the Transitway to Hurdman.

E84 operates locally within Greenboro via Karsh and Esson.

2. Route 97 Airport travels via Hunt Club and Uplands after approximately 10:00p.m.
3. Route 43 is also available nearby at the corner of Bank and Cahill.

Preceding station	OC Transpo Lines			Following station
Greenboro		Transitway Route 97		Airport

OC Transpo Rapid Transit Services

OC Transpo Rapid Transit Routes
94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 101 • 102 • O-Train

Bus Rapid Transit Stations
West: Stittsville • Terry Fox • Eagleson • Bayshore
Southwest: Marketplace • Strandherd • Fallowfield • Baseline • Iris • Queensway
Central: Lincoln Fields • Dominion • Westboro • Tunney's Pasture • Bayview • Lebreton • Bay • Kent • Bank • Metcalfe • Mackenzie King • Laurier • Campus • Lees • Hurdman
East: Train • St. Laurent • Cyrville • Blair • Jeanne d'Arc • Place d'Orleans • Trim
Southeast: Lycee Claudel • Smyth • Riverside • Pleasant Park • Billings Bridge • Heron • Walkley • Greenboro • South Keys • Airport
O-Train Stations
Bayview • Carling • Carleton • Confederation • Greenboro

[edit] Safety 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.^{[citation needed]} This station has a nightly stop which every bus uses it.