新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
/ |5 E& x' z2 E6 V, tAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
: `! [& i" g" {* J6 aA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.$ A: N- \" X* x6 q K
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
2 }2 g) z* y% d3 z+ ]For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
+ m1 r$ l k3 l& {1 p/ f" g+ pThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.' B- d W4 r8 U. w5 |) N9 y
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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/ z7 E5 e; m7 A) {Single ticket $3 $3
! f5 L# z! X" h2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
$ D) X2 T- w' {" @+ t$ P10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 3 J- O5 Z- x5 M A; N P! p+ J
Unlimited Evenings 9 p# D9 W" |% V% E3 y! x
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
6 ^% r3 O/ M) h6 C* q% T9 V' d! yOne-day $9 $10 _+ S& A Z- `- E( R, Q0 n
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 7 T5 g. P: Q2 t% u& N
3-day $18 $18
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5 S1 h& U) o. K. k8 o% q5 u- b (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
- U7 j* e1 [; t `/ k5 {Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
# t' c7 }* h$ e, W0 l747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 # M' f' p! Z5 K+ h( }
TRAM 3
, Y+ W0 r5 p) X( b. ]! i6 b(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
+ Z) I) O0 f# p. vVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.: f8 }3 w4 i! T7 m, q) T- @
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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.; m0 i# v/ d P5 h: @+ Z
* W( K9 \9 P+ J- B3 R* `STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.4 x! ]2 q7 z/ O; n# Z2 q6 Q. p2 M
4 F/ R$ z# R( O. v" { o( x9 ^But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.% \! o. y: Z y5 i- D/ g2 R
3 u* V6 R6 ^$ 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.% {5 s- @4 e$ a3 e0 N8 D) X5 a0 ]
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Service cuts too?3 x) h9 j/ f: s
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.
# |* m. r+ H; c( r- _+ z* `/ P$ WRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.6 N/ H) n9 l C, p
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