新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.) y6 U' d9 y7 S$ m. S
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.4 X% a7 H1 }1 S& p i
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
. R* ?; |$ E* D' Q5 KA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.& H8 s9 q1 U; _4 j7 n' c1 L
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50." ~) n- x4 f6 y$ [( M/ ?
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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" I$ ~- d! J* N4 r: I. [2 OSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20135 l# m% @+ A9 t3 x3 ]
Price in 20141 k' p% s' V3 g# s+ i# A, B/ c
: |+ G O8 X. T1 ?5 T1 sSingle ticket $3 $3
8 O0 p8 J& H* z, I- h7 @% q. B- D: @/ T2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 - v; [; O& r! D3 d5 [# l; b0 P
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 / r7 l* l7 U" {! n* m
Unlimited Evenings . d. n& F- ]7 f6 L( y- I
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
4 M: R6 i; v! v8 I0 m$ r3 A6 YOne-day $9 $10 * [5 F( U/ [9 w1 V) ` T
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 . } K4 m5 u6 s# E; o
3-day $18 $18
! W* L6 r5 b' X" b1 \/ FWeekly CAM0 p. X( Z6 r ~7 T& v6 N7 Z
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
: s# l, F! h3 ]( T% \Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
& O. _ z* J- g T: _5 S. F747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
3 n2 _3 H* F$ D1 z, u& E2 S SVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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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.
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' j% M& E; f: I. M" RSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.- t1 z5 H/ g, r
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.7 `- ?: ^- q) ~
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.2 x# G. F& o5 m; Y8 E n0 F2 A
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Service cuts too?
1 m" i8 w4 M6 _& M* v1 i3 o% i) Z5 o4 `STM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.5 Y; P3 I5 j$ o
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.8 W, a z, G7 F8 _6 ?/ r, G. N
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