新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
3 ? k. H2 |! {9 CAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
6 u5 n* c2 p/ Q! ?" b, K$ y4 j" lA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
' @. \$ P7 k. ~* Y5 q. ?! f5 B5 M$ wA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10. u! o; Z' f8 b
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
5 e9 v; P; W) N8 @# X1 uThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3." j2 J; ?0 z# T8 @
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20139 Q" C4 G) v' K. v; m' D
Price in 2014. R7 M T5 ]' G: z
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Single ticket $3 $3
5 S* D7 S2 m1 ` L9 ]7 v7 F2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 8 c1 _! E- Y1 D( F- V' v
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 3 ?% N8 l/ @+ l% { \2 Y* ]' y ]
Unlimited Evenings
4 G- B2 I& b. k8 t; C0 ?$ R(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
, x0 k6 }" [, ^! EOne-day $9 $10 0 k8 C* L1 y& N* c( S# d. ^
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 4 `5 m$ @. s5 c8 i9 @" r% {4 K
3-day $18 $18 * G( o9 y8 D" u* c- Z
Weekly CAM
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. u# x- S" L: [9 x/ \* UMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
* V! z, D( Y0 K# j747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 # J( {* _& t6 f0 I
TRAM 3& O2 [4 Z4 Q! u9 Z* C
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
) q" N# B# N3 r; x& n* u9 x9 W4 ^Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.7 c: y: J2 _; v6 @7 o+ ?, t L
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; a+ _/ v( ]' g. o“"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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( C) Z [0 d. l5 t0 ]/ R4 TSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.! [# o7 X" M ^$ A# |
0 c+ u$ }, l/ ]* t+ m- DBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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( N0 m$ v; i7 x, |“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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( R) H7 h# j, E& oService cuts too?
, Y, H: u% n+ t. R0 H* rSTM 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.( `& ~, I6 x0 H6 t4 f
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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