新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
2 R/ T- ?" Q% p0 @# l* bAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
4 |7 K4 I7 e- S: SA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
0 k e3 M, u) S* {' `2 e% tA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.1 l- r/ y5 I! M2 M
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
% y$ ?4 ]- A+ n& |- j8 ?% HThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.6 }, _9 S$ C* C' R- M" |9 X
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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, N/ [/ W T6 ~ ~7 MSingle ticket $3 $3
* b3 E3 V: y" D/ [9 Y& y/ V2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 6 c6 x$ c3 D$ n! `0 }
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
; U5 e( y E% C g, q# [6 r8 W+ HUnlimited Evenings
0 n" U- h% i9 Q9 `( ? T- I' y0 C(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 . V+ r% M: A% T
One-day $9 $10
; W- L' e- r2 j& ?Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
1 W- E6 O& b# n2 m6 I" r3-day $18 $18 ' ^+ H' ]+ F( h5 P; C: v
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
6 \* K% l1 I( \+ J/ @. a ]7 n- eMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
6 f; x- Q- i* j. K747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
( Z/ U: x, m7 X; h) ~; @Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.% E9 V" ?2 }$ G; n9 y6 B+ w
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.) j( A. W1 d1 C' t
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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.
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1 h7 j3 s; F% r+ f+ A7 J1 H. F“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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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.
/ d+ L5 `- t% Q. ^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.; w1 g U7 U/ |" [. \# k
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