新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.& H$ T9 J2 C9 [" Z3 a$ b7 Z- U
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
3 m' N* D/ N; M1 P ?. SA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
. Z# @/ n/ ^' Q1 {A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.! t' F* C3 q' R' _0 d T
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50." S3 T% t3 m8 I, e' d4 L
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
% a t0 \ C# _. `
. `4 I9 P7 X, ]$ K[/table][table=450]
# B; F( V3 i/ ]5 LSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
' A7 @$ {% u% U8 zPrice in 2014" q) o+ w5 ~0 V: m
* e" q! E' I' I+ {Single ticket $3 $3 ( X) a- K4 m- n0 z% B
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
9 Y6 n3 c P7 s10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 / K& q& r: U0 F! V( r3 i3 e. J3 A
Unlimited Evenings " h6 x$ W) d8 t$ f+ S( P
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 - H1 _& y3 \- {
One-day $9 $10 : u4 `4 K' J& i4 |* J. M
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
1 i. d( U6 B9 T2 R+ P3-day $18 $18
( l3 x3 o; U' V0 S/ aWeekly CAM
) s- H$ o6 v; W# Z3 M5 c8 G2 [ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 , ?$ U0 |- f3 C" U9 ~+ }" o- D
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 ( X7 H2 K& E& R3 l' n7 }
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
& t( }) [' w7 ^TRAM 3
1 A$ Z' y! a9 @ Z(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 2 I. e! D) L, t
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
. ]% R6 @2 Z% l9 p8 X
/ Y; S6 T9 D2 l" h) v; m0 V$ m
, \( r0 n8 `. ^“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.& |$ [/ R1 F( w" K( j
" q! F" ?" E; B F9 v" @
STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
6 V( L+ q* q9 v; B! K# D) S0 V# a P% [- ?. {& B
But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit./ u# y* K$ I' V
' f4 t, @3 z" ?7 ]“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.
$ f/ p9 B; ~2 Z
8 d5 S4 t P$ UService cuts too?. l. V3 T& N) w8 l) X8 Q# 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./ |4 N, j) x) U- p( b |3 }* W& I
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.# h! [. O' i4 C$ v
[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
& d( u C) A0 g7 U |