South Keys station is an

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station and the southernmost station of the Southeast Transitway in

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. The station is located in the

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neighbourhood, behind the south end of the

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, and between Bank Street and Airport Parkway. The Transitway station was opened for bus service on September 2, 1995. In 2025, an

station opened next to the existing Transitway station, serving as the transfer point between Line 2 (Trillium Line) and Line 4 (Airport Link).

O-Train station

In 2025, an additional

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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. Previously, City Council approved the addition of an

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

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

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, 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

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{{OC Transpo 1995 establishments in Ontario Line 2 (O-Train) stations Line 4 (O-Train) stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 2025 Transitway (Ottawa) stations