新年月票涨 2.50$

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新年月票涨 2.50$

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Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
6 Y0 E) E& N5 C( S* ]: m. y5 g0 k! J5 GAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
2 x; t$ i% E& N) a9 `: J- @! XA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
" x9 |  k. A/ R+ n" bA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
5 Q. I% _7 v- H, E4 C- }, |4 IFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
( ]/ L8 \" I1 R(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

0 K8 W; ^# K' I% yVice-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.

( o# |6 I3 H' ]! B& M- lSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

But 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.
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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.
3 o- B* y7 k* i6 k0 [0 sRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
. s) J9 L+ y4 q[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
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