新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year., i/ C4 O* T4 `9 m
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.# Q. D6 F! N$ N) d Z8 E8 b
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
7 {1 B+ y* a- ~0 {A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
3 x) u* n) e- u+ e$ Z% _( tFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
3 H% Q; o$ [/ e! @The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.3 L8 ~. Y# `9 B2 v7 O
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- D# o' D* x% P9 ESTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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& y2 N! N- r5 G9 S! G4 B, Y& [% tSingle ticket $3 $3
) R( }% G& `1 [; C2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
( H& T- h% X/ _. d10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
' Q h! n' y/ Z! o( A; j1 CUnlimited Evenings
6 y5 `4 m6 b) y# Q4 `1 j% w1 U0 L(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 7 O9 x3 G( F4 S( _
One-day $9 $10
9 @. V& [" t6 BUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 + X# g, y5 F6 d
3-day $18 $18 : _2 z' v* l* n, {' O' N# W
Weekly CAM
2 K, ~7 D* ]1 c8 ~ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ( G; q& S, {' t
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
" t) N0 v) h. i. {/ N9 |( b' _747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 1 y. H( n/ }4 x
TRAM 3
9 d& _# v9 l$ C* b! f(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
" ^& _: }; g; j' {0 s0 _Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.% S# D2 }( _$ j% K: X; n7 Q6 _' q
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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 $16-million budget shortfall.- k! h* ] b+ A. d
G& N: D4 h9 hBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.& F$ f& K6 C) O; e6 t
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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.9 i: N7 J4 j7 u& n. W
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.3 z( ]5 V* t' Z. z) l2 K. z
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