新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.# l! x8 r" G1 W; e2 I
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.& ~, G* `3 K! P0 L7 v# f; z# t' e/ M
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.: k* l! c' z/ f$ L" |
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10." T! C; k1 M, t6 K' _. A0 ?. J
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.* \) _) S/ J' G7 A
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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* D- q4 M& O7 H" ~Single ticket $3 $3 % @2 \* O: S7 q4 ~% i
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
! C5 A4 o7 G# P10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
, N5 h+ \$ }; I) O% n6 L, rUnlimited Evenings
) H, L+ P( p+ e# N; r(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
& Q$ J4 F5 x# R2 O" ~- l: EOne-day $9 $10
8 p/ p: m# I- A( q* {. `Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
8 J9 v: p/ [; F* a+ j, X$ w3-day $18 $18 ) v, x, J: Z/ e/ U6 T0 }
Weekly CAM7 o4 o+ K8 |, f/ V
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ; u2 m5 n! M& f& Y' u/ x `2 R% y
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 % F# X B3 I6 s# C- S8 }
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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4 D: }9 L: N! J& w8 Y(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 7 g/ D4 h8 {! V* r1 w
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.+ h6 `+ f. Y2 o! y8 ]8 \
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.5 d& Q: r1 @8 c- A+ y0 p
$ l0 C' s! S7 A5 [; U `" bSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.: O) t! W4 u( s1 m2 q+ M( Z
$ g9 [, B/ y1 f! E. |Service cuts too?
! ^' J. d# z) Q7 @% c0 Y/ R0 VSTM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.) r0 a0 E: t7 v ~9 H7 N
Rotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
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