新年月票涨 2.50$

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新年月票涨 2.50$

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Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
# h9 ~, S  Y- K+ p+ {4 w3 k" {  CAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
  l5 G8 T* T0 w1 Y3 X9 aA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
; p' M3 }* j& d! [! \6 K5 PFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
5 G0 w$ A! b0 M6 qThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.

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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
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Single ticket

$3

$3

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
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$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
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$121

$125

Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


& P; g# T- u, P7 {“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.

1 Y% F8 P! ^$ ^: Y0 h, N$ TSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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) w8 K) x- q) n$ w# k6 `But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

“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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Service cuts too?
! u, v7 s" V' GSTM 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.
1 J9 f% h0 U: |5 Z/ ]3 yRotrand 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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