新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
7 k6 U) S0 K# V7 U7 q7 ~- {As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.2 t, ^, _: @! J* t* c
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.% K3 L; o/ z3 P8 K! p8 }
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
( x) v2 q6 ^% x+ j [( L4 |6 bFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
# d$ A0 F7 q/ P% x6 @! }! Y! ~: hThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.' |; g. Z# w1 S
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8 j9 \+ d" A8 t" x% Z& iSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3 5 g) ?4 Z$ h$ S; G% e4 V
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 . G8 s0 f, m' ^8 [
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 , F* s$ S: \% ^8 P' |& a6 W8 c" F/ C
Unlimited Evenings * p% q8 [8 D8 T* h
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 - h1 @! s$ |' ~# g2 C
One-day $9 $10 * v9 p; }7 C7 Z! o" L+ P" {6 Q9 P
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 + ]; { q- Z' O1 w( n
3-day $18 $18 , v; c9 `. O; ~* H0 }/ b" d
Weekly CAM
5 U5 c% V& ?* v7 W8 W" h S5 ^ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
, R( D1 n/ ?3 J" i- {8 I, ~Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 0 s. g( F2 h4 R# {# t5 E/ E
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 , t8 d" G9 S' H5 {, `
TRAM 3
1 N, P! G0 A: i R$ T6 X7 r, M P(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
y' N8 }6 V m f1 B, Z& C2 oVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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; m2 x2 [2 J; Y4 _9 ~9 v“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.3 f" V) o' Q5 D T# y
4 g% Y9 u! D+ ~) j9 eSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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% G8 A# {' ^, H, u' P* {But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.! u- U/ r+ O9 A9 v% l
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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1 X! a9 ]) ^0 D% MService cuts too?
3 j1 k! x2 V2 j" Y# y2 i+ F$ u1 |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.9 W1 c' H! g# U+ p
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.) \( M# V* M L0 \. E3 J
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