新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
1 Q" H8 p6 |* C" |* JAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.$ C- P" [ N* s
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.0 N" h) O3 X) P# z6 x' q: L5 U9 _
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
- H i, o# I5 }: eFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.' z- D; K9 f4 e
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.5 p1 D, R! g, z8 O4 J% \
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Single ticket $3 $3
5 V) N! E* r: _/ g1 e2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
3 e0 }9 d5 y1 |4 `, l/ y: h% z; x10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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8 r) F; K2 m6 q8 ^: p(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
8 P" o6 W% U3 j/ ?One-day $9 $10
& K3 u7 \) ?# y8 H& @# W( p2 RUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 3 n$ Q* M: {/ ?# u1 u2 F- w3 \
3-day $18 $18 # P, {9 t9 ~* g$ h7 ]/ ^
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 - j! K' w% o; B
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 & b8 @# h& R( v6 ]% a, O
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 ^9 I9 h9 X. z* k! } S
TRAM 3
" b; U, o9 o/ J(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
9 }7 ?* Y w/ D! f- I+ u+ rVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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) i! X/ U4 f6 n+ \* y/ f“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.8 J. S$ A; Z# `9 l" R
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.$ z1 W9 a0 B) D; u9 p: }
# r' d, z3 X5 F: C9 i& i* x% GBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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2 _# y5 E |8 L7 N: ~" C0 _“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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+ j4 c z$ h% [ U, R, m! tService cuts too?
# d" Q: A6 p0 s3 Y; f9 n ?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.
% Q& N& C9 Z$ k. P* d* {/ N, i rRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.: W, S9 W# G5 j: J
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