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.
9 I9 G( ^9 H+ h+ m/ U; M' [As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
8 ]. R" k$ O6 kA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
5 w6 g$ _5 X! f& J1 Y& b/ lA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
) g( q4 e6 T( O7 \: |/ |( o9 ?The 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

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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

$4

$5

% R$ q7 [5 C: c" O; B

One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
7 Q, M0 |! \" ?+ P: E0 N! r                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

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Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
. G9 T8 ^4 Z7 u$ ~# h/ w2 V  X(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

! [4 C0 H! z) R* g8 _Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.

  A6 p0 F9 W5 g) ?) k( {STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

* e1 a; v2 p; v: ]/ t1 s( f' X& MBut 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?
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.
+ I2 l( t" C, U% u* X7 nRotrand 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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