新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year./ K5 o; f; d0 N6 q
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
/ h% ]3 D! M% W3 VA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.9 A/ ~/ k) m6 K8 @7 f+ | r
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.0 k: j3 G. }/ C( N/ n" A9 |! n/ ~
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.# _+ q' g' S) N
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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Single ticket $3 $3 * o; o7 I. E1 f$ M) ]
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 & ~8 j6 a# ~! s# V4 Q; B9 I
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
: L) q; C( I; zUnlimited Evenings ! Y$ N @: g, r1 N$ f
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
7 O4 D8 t3 P' E! e; MOne-day $9 $10
2 p/ d$ Y) _- V+ \Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 : S% y6 F. ^+ L! W/ D
3-day $18 $18 ) {7 W% Q% {0 t0 |3 s6 D8 o
Weekly CAM7 C0 U4 V+ R/ N" E) `, q
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ! G$ h4 B- h; D7 d+ K
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
. C2 k2 ^& t, b( G9 M( f. |747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 . v2 @0 a* c# D. B7 ^0 l! C9 i
TRAM 3
8 |& L2 `+ P2 m5 r# @3 b1 Y(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 - P0 B$ x) H/ l
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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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.
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.. a. A8 ~: w. I% ?' L2 t8 X3 l$ {
$ {2 t5 K) l4 E* Y0 bBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.& f, {+ |7 w% E* c* W' ]
2 T% m3 F: E4 c3 }4 Q' y" D& G/ Z“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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7 J ^! f& m6 H# ^. O0 oSTM 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.7 h( n: W9 b( ?# J2 K( \
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.) P) f' m9 g; s% Y# G+ j5 F
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