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 V0 r7 I* P; l6 j$ j! G2 d$ AAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.1 h/ w) H& w5 r! Z: Y0 C1 `3 n2 n" c
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
8 s Z! n% f0 BA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
! t' v: z# b0 R$ N( }/ R' m) vFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.9 a9 B! x+ _3 I% d; Z3 M: w
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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[& a5 V4 T! d. l( xSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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8 Q( g+ u( B& z7 m; ESingle ticket $3 $3 - l* n5 P! m: n0 L r
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
: Q+ x+ U9 s. q$ J10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
* @, p' o m+ N a5 XUnlimited Evenings
1 O8 @3 c4 x( F, G& f(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
1 g4 ?: N7 K5 \0 gOne-day $9 $10
1 ^- E2 Q( b! N2 U! k* o7 u: WUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 , a5 P; G% N) n
3-day $18 $18
1 j2 h6 H+ c$ @ ]0 ~: H0 UWeekly CAM; v2 ^" K Z! s; C. ]; o
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 . Z% c8 X+ k2 \5 L* S$ c8 B
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
# M' F2 ?! r8 v& c747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 , R g6 ` c# X% I% A+ Q
TRAM 3" z5 \% T r, u4 T; K" O3 H1 i3 d
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
6 S5 X- A$ j7 }$ _7 WVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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0 p1 q/ X- v8 o# n0 m. G“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.
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3 v, i, C5 k4 d% T7 w$ U( ^STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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! D6 B- T' ?+ ?“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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1 E+ e% L! F9 I5 d5 b; dService cuts too?
0 K1 w) n1 Q6 d( m+ H) e' tSTM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.$ |0 ^, L3 v' c
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.# r8 B8 E+ I$ a9 P0 q+ F8 z
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