新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
4 A+ D; M9 a. }4 dAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.6 @5 E d; b0 o# }' r5 M1 ~
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
0 e" r3 x' O/ F! a# hA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.! A( `9 O8 n: w0 P- i8 ~
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
/ U7 ^* E+ y2 _. R& @4 w- e KThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013- p9 y0 C, q& R4 `, Z
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; I- f) s2 E2 n- k. l3 M% l6 T3 SSingle ticket $3 $3 ' D9 ^/ Y2 f; e" ^& ?3 ^, _8 T
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
7 a2 }' f/ o; ?9 r8 U4 q# U# W10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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, S1 ^, Y7 |& U7 X" Z7 C(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 - i& q8 _5 [+ B
One-day $9 $10 0 H& a- k# v$ U- c2 M% L9 `4 C0 K! @
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 . e1 `0 A+ Y, V: [) ~
3-day $18 $18 : F* o" O+ j! `
Weekly CAM
3 p$ }+ w8 T' m9 Y6 k" y" D' ]; L. g (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
' ^# H5 [* d' r4 tMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
4 D7 w/ K' y2 l2 U" ?7 b. o' z, k; z747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 / h6 h! L! r) C
TRAM 3
; h$ J9 A3 W6 X% i0 ` S(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
$ D% U% T+ b1 L2 u) m+ G# E0 M$ ZVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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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.8 A+ Z7 S* ^3 `( h
" f" K- q# M" sSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.: L" i0 f! R& E T; c: X6 X
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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! J8 t' t, [1 T) ?; O. X“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.2 b1 q) N" U9 p0 X
! k$ ~% f! V$ P- w" z$ H3 tService cuts too?1 A7 @ j) p4 f# \/ P$ ~: ?% y% U
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." n& [: R: V6 X$ 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.
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