新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.' S1 n0 l: `2 g* `2 D5 \: I; e
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.# h% S1 k1 i+ s1 \
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.3 m9 e5 H1 Y6 d: K/ N
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
; \. t* a! |2 ^4 _, F/ n4 K; AFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
$ l, i9 Z" k/ k y7 M* lThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3. a+ A/ A N* m/ [) J
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# Z0 N3 [) o3 D3 W' c$ s6 RSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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+ J+ P3 S) U) h9 GSingle ticket $3 $3
! }4 `+ H9 y) j- f, @* y2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 7 p: q }0 w+ Q3 |, T3 \
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 ( t3 v) z9 W/ [ i4 J7 u
Unlimited Evenings
" k8 @5 {" y$ ]& M: P: n: E! J" M: O(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 ! W8 K1 q" C. r. O9 [/ }
One-day $9 $10 $ P1 N. N- H) V/ ~7 L
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 $ Y0 P, t" u0 z. M3 a& G
3-day $18 $18
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# q+ N/ {0 z+ J# x3 ` (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 + E8 B- C8 a5 W" O% @8 @
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
% d- ]: G: u7 l" ]; L747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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2 k& S- C8 r! s: t- }1 C(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
' c9 y. k9 I! q1 i/ O% C- e5 cVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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& C1 a; f1 q5 N' B3 Z& S“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.' o( z3 J& D- U7 ~
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.& D, X8 l3 b0 F+ L+ [7 f7 t
- l: h2 X! O: i5 A5 J5 BBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.+ W, Q6 O7 o0 _. p
; N+ Z6 U D/ |4 B$ D4 ?. }8 N, l“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?
. K; V+ ?7 ]: w- B, R ^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.
: w0 a) [) m6 k jRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.5 I2 g. s) }. } u& ?
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