新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year., J5 Z$ v, r2 {% o, A2 r
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.1 x7 z' Q G1 a# b, p' \
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.- @. g& |8 p$ `" r5 @8 g
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.4 k' _. e J% u* I, S( W2 n
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
5 e' l) @+ C$ {6 d9 P) ~The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.. ^8 d. \+ B5 c' H1 }* _
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5 ^) [# O% I! u/ WSingle ticket $3 $3 6 o5 Q" J, V5 H* {% v6 H( c( g, g
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 : M6 f2 H1 c/ w
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 1 B. U& U& H* S0 D# Z/ }$ F. ~
Unlimited Evenings
. F, E+ d! x' {/ }4 y(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
% I- S7 n" P8 EOne-day $9 $10
7 f9 r+ s6 {# ~ QUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 3 @ F" t3 v+ B" U) N
3-day $18 $18 $ o& z3 `) W0 [; U+ F7 }2 @) [
Weekly CAM8 l3 F' [! M! C. b
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
' g" U, @1 w' P; M0 W- S2 mMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 * c2 S4 q7 A% s
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 / x( u2 I/ r6 ]. q! r) ]1 \1 C0 u
TRAM 3' b9 [! N* B( ?. [; d( y, k
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 8 g" M+ I0 T) P6 h: s# ^8 d9 W
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal., Q8 @; R; h" `7 J, c! }
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- n, V& ]+ B7 j3 B Z) c5 U2 A“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.7 d3 E% i2 \9 x. c1 V1 d. F
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.+ @, y" I5 k$ H3 N# T- a. _& V
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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.0 E8 S0 C: }9 y1 x% Z
' O6 v! z4 m1 W, {' H7 Y. j `“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 I/ I8 O: C6 X) Y t
& W0 }+ s0 G, GService cuts too?
* t5 R4 t s1 B0 hSTM 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.
3 Y) G2 E+ r: o+ |+ oRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.1 J$ Y# V) o. f7 R; N* J9 U2 f
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