新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
8 v, q: Q, s' z) y$ ~As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.- O. a' y2 V( D& I
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
/ G _: s; t2 e2 o5 I3 ?- }9 _A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
: o. q" G, T7 |3 U; iFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
( \7 Y- v4 f" V9 r! YThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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8 h9 C3 [4 `$ E& F. }7 g0 @+ tSingle ticket $3 $3 0 e' W% N# F$ @; A2 \
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
" X4 b6 g% q# |5 C/ X10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
( Z8 _, y& ?: j2 j' uUnlimited Evenings
* s; Z8 S5 r& \1 t(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
& K- h! K4 j$ U/ Y8 zOne-day $9 $10 ! I: ?8 k* n+ F# F/ ^
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 9 V5 X" Z; `$ J
3-day $18 $18
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- P$ e! h! r$ M" z* t (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ' v$ g M0 P, J
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 - z$ s) U( P/ q+ ]
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 8 T6 `% n8 m) H, a8 ~
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$ a1 b$ U: O. I! L" U: R6 _$ `3 g(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 6 d$ {- g+ {4 D/ ]/ G
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.0 E9 @3 }) y8 v) W d) Y
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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.7 t S7 {) I7 H0 {, a/ T0 v: z
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.0 o7 u7 x$ f* E- z2 z
: V9 B+ T* k) D5 JBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit., p- S( w3 h( u$ s; u( Q
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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 i$ Y% B! I C* B. A. z+ o3 DRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
7 F4 t( u- w) b- t; j+ Z+ D! Z[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]" G( K6 [, n% @8 y
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