新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
" y3 ?0 U/ D6 a( M: N6 ]As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
: z3 W5 l0 R9 W+ n5 D1 EA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.2 w5 \. ?3 c2 ~, U) w' j0 X8 R$ p
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
# ^* ~) z+ P! M: p* IFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
& _$ i1 K: a: `% ?The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20136 ?8 Y4 D, v8 J1 I2 D" c" |% d
Price in 2014
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' o, ^4 A+ k5 `* H. KSingle ticket $3 $3
2 X$ S' k8 z; \) v# ~4 E/ S2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 % ~9 X& b8 P& k$ }
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 4 N3 B9 }' N4 h. {/ ^( k+ z( Y
Unlimited Evenings - U! ?- e! ^0 H0 f$ p- [0 ^% \, t
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 6 ~) H* T$ n: d
One-day $9 $10
: t F0 X8 b9 ^0 P( O4 S% x3 GUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 ! J' O* U0 E M+ y+ u* f! H
3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
6 f0 V" |1 \$ e1 v0 w1 c1 WMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
2 ?* K- e+ n, l1 D& Q747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 1 L. Z6 A' |, M' b' p
TRAM 3) A9 w: Y; P1 K2 V
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
/ L! X9 c. d& L( I% AVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.5 o$ O! ?+ D; u1 c- e+ ]
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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.$ L) m8 O9 B$ N% F
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.$ @5 Z; O2 P' s8 z; |8 M1 E
1 v" f9 M Q2 b% _3 {But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.7 n4 Q1 z/ c: M/ U9 Q2 k% Y
# T6 R+ [4 b6 G- x* l6 l1 Q“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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Service cuts too?
) E& w9 ?( F4 GSTM 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.
z* h: h/ {# ^! l' TRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.: b6 B4 M" _, u
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