新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
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: @+ W6 L+ E8 [% F( L tA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50., T& G8 q4 D9 v/ L3 P
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.$ U& c, r) p/ T! @2 L" Z/ o
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
% K- q0 Y. z& k& F; \' c' E! t, `) _The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.: U0 V. X J, ], w5 N& l
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Single ticket $3 $3 ) e: j# ^+ d6 T
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
3 j# r4 n7 W7 b4 U10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
& _4 w% _* w& h4 I' v- i+ ~6 Z5 T7 K/ rUnlimited Evenings ; {! ^: Z4 T# `2 T
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 6 \1 {0 c& P2 X! z, }/ G! o
One-day $9 $10
( C2 p3 J; ~5 l% z, QUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 / Z: b2 F/ j6 E* `, W
3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 T3 F" b' ]' |, F' F* t) X
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
' |/ [& P, l/ X1 a) b7 R, S747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 9 }$ ^ O3 N& i- c. q9 {! |
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 + t$ y* S7 z& G, B
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.( [0 |7 h$ a9 n: \
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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 C. Y* O" D- ~* y
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.7 Q* {. O/ E9 z$ L% l% U
: Z# B1 i2 J8 H* J0 j cBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.( c0 b! A# I+ \7 o) z7 m3 x
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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.
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STM 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.2 ?# C6 L* C- \6 j' ?- r" T! T; Y" x
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.: a$ e5 R { Q% x
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