新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.0 I: q9 k8 K* B9 n+ ~, ~' L; G
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50./ Y1 w4 n! l0 ` I: y! _
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
. B# B9 ~2 u, c! c, z. H, M. u0 NA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
, m. |$ Y0 Z; ^. p7 p4 X, q" OFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50." C" e" ~/ c n ?7 a9 x4 P; |( [5 {% N
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3
& V$ c4 O6 }4 Z$ X* H# r% C/ L2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 $ P( p+ t) N2 V8 o/ `) a
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 0 z E: m* Z9 r- E# x8 V4 v8 ]
Unlimited Evenings
9 Y/ z9 ^4 G& a6 W1 H. ]- w3 g$ o(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 , h- d$ P5 M( G2 |$ `
One-day $9 $10
7 W7 y" B& [: `- t2 O' o$ fUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
/ }$ A! g5 i L3-day $18 $18
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, r, y* I8 _" [ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ?6 N& M) ], d# c3 W4 ?, D
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 7 j: Y/ g. S) I* ^ B, b" R
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 / x f7 {$ T3 }& R& h
TRAM 3
1 n5 Z: e. ~1 R' p(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
" h! q4 i' n8 OVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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B0 y0 t9 \$ K9 c7 m* D4 J“"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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- p/ [: H& U6 W* ` S8 b5 USTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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+ Q8 j% t7 X0 P; w4 ], cBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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( [# |% Q. h3 T5 j/ ]/ P“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.' M, v- G; @/ t( H* ~; K2 y
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Service cuts too?
8 E8 N0 e! ~9 I( q8 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.: V5 @8 b4 s+ n! n
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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