新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.: W. l) i0 p: P- E O s
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.7 X/ ~; r X3 t1 a
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.0 l2 q `# Y, G4 q( ^9 F, W( Q1 G
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10./ ?( q2 S& ]- b: M0 M/ _0 }
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
7 d8 J6 Z" z {. n0 d, Y' OThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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! N; E8 r3 a6 N+ l: K6 cSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20137 _7 |) n' y5 j. D8 e
Price in 2014
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- m5 ^! j+ K2 w# \0 ISingle ticket $3 $3 / Q. C- U# ]) I4 \$ a
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 8 m% j) n& q- u
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
: _0 M6 v! I* ?: h: Z0 ?7 P* |- DUnlimited Evenings ! x! N7 t) f0 Q4 _6 S! I: p
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 ! n8 G0 Z7 s! o2 b* n! k
One-day $9 $10
! g+ y. `/ A4 Q# P3 Y! F7 ]0 BUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 $ i+ y5 ~# Q: ]
3-day $18 $18 7 h/ E6 B" K- m H5 l) T
Weekly CAM1 ?2 U P1 e+ }: d$ X) g1 I s
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
, s2 f3 t( Z/ HMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 2 Q1 u4 N: D# b* x2 U6 o# o
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
. N3 X2 z% ]( M$ lVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.0 k5 A0 M0 H% u4 N6 J; `2 P
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* x# O# F4 L- M; e9 [8 }, \+ q2 S“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.6 q! b {% ^1 `; t3 g& S& S4 B
. {& N8 A8 Y& \: lSTM 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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9 R9 W9 A) a% X3 f- P p: C) c“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.7 w0 C' {, V( Z; o. b6 a2 B( u
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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.* l8 K9 I( z( w5 _2 V
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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