新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.) F9 y' D7 y- e" {
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
, {) k5 [% r5 T, r3 R0 ?A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
! Y4 j2 B& ?) x' @" D8 D- O, nA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
8 \1 X- ?8 D. i! q$ \For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.3 E" g+ m4 L) S3 o
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.8 c( Y0 u% ~! E" D3 G( A. O5 m, Q' e
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20139 ~& P7 a6 q, g( T0 i
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6 `0 z# G0 S: Y U5 [3 i/ ]9 jSingle ticket $3 $3
6 n# C$ P4 c6 h+ `' j% l2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 " y ^0 ]( ^4 z* D2 g* i! c( o- x8 K
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 ' S; ^- ?5 ]- Z6 m( }9 d M
Unlimited Evenings
6 Z4 o3 R! x/ t6 R(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 7 Z( k- ?3 _, v Y$ q
One-day $9 $10
9 x" H" l0 N9 a' \5 LUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 6 f& O' `! u0 ~
3-day $18 $18
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8 D1 s9 A% l' h8 R. `* I+ A% Q( W (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
& u9 X7 s' ]' Z8 n) ?% ?Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
7 w0 O5 p5 j4 C( J- @: Z! ^747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
+ ]5 w2 |. _$ ?3 n! \Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.8 @6 K. [$ G: p+ H4 R" Z7 X) A, z
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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." T+ w0 G- H4 m! d( A: A6 I1 L
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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1 a, q- |: w6 T+ g: t+ ?6 `But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.% W, w) S3 ~* t3 Z
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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.
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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.% d2 e) I4 ?7 F. y
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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