South Keys Station
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.
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.
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 |
- After Line 2 and Line 4 open for revenue service in 2024, Route 97 will be discontinued and replaced by Line 4. Route 99 service to/from Riverside South will be replaced by Line 2.
- School route 693 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 assaults, swarming and vandalism in the vicinity which prompted some increased safety measures. This station has a Transecure night stop which all buses use after 9 PM.
References
- ^ "South Keys" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo.
- ^ "Trillium Line South Extension". ottawa.ca. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "South Keys | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "South Keys station layout". octranspo.com.
- ^ "Police looking into another south-end personal robbery". CBCnews. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Bell, Danielle (20 November 2012). "Girls arrested after South Keys robberies". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Two boys charged after dog spray released at transit stop". Ottawa Sun. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Night Stop and Safe Stop". OCTranspo. Retrieved 4 April 2024.