新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.) ?( d1 i5 @4 A$ m+ X
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
/ q: h6 S$ {! o6 G' OA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.2 p. B4 g# i$ P/ n3 h' J
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
, C0 w( Y. U4 Q, HFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.9 u; d. n* Y( ~5 O; o
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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r' A3 J8 y0 ]5 M( D$ rSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3 & m M4 j* u" u6 {0 t! w, x% h
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 + S: y( O) A7 E8 q' m
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 * v- T& {1 S: B$ q& s
Unlimited Evenings
) y$ A% }8 v0 n2 ^& p3 r l(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
: T0 w5 e* O& d, `3 j5 COne-day $9 $10
6 {7 n/ Z' o% A; j1 h) hUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 7 ]- g9 m1 G5 v# Q3 i
3-day $18 $18 4 @. V# Q, p6 N2 M
Weekly CAM3 D7 t8 v4 l& Q. G; i
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 % u$ T* @- k9 k& c
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 ) x- x# W5 T& n* @( f
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 $ ~" D/ O+ g' t5 G, Q
TRAM 3
5 z! m/ d0 ]8 [( Z4 Z- C(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
. W; V0 d J; RVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.* V! e. w* l: x4 B" `
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; X. b0 c8 i& N7 m1 w7 }“"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 $16-million budget shortfall.$ n% |7 R- E! e' @8 L) H
+ A _: a! o9 X+ _1 T, I) FBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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/ u5 \7 S- I( Y0 [! t“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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/ v9 q2 ^8 j! PService cuts too?
; A: [1 j( B/ s3 B5 ?; Z. iSTM 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." X- T. V( g; L" b
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.
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