新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.: q! I' p. t4 H, j
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.2 F! G7 x* P& k6 x- J& Z
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
/ f3 d; I8 o: I O, x. kA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
2 ^' e- s4 A5 r, ?: u: NFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.' p1 G- x& n7 W1 O
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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4 q6 d( B( Z1 u+ O$ q5 MSingle ticket $3 $3
: t& @( I+ T2 w( E) w, Z2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
2 n& l; U" A9 p5 ]10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 - _* ^) h6 {, _2 B" O7 U, M# F0 d
Unlimited Evenings # k+ R5 F# O' a* Z
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 ' ^1 T3 E; X& `/ Q
One-day $9 $10
7 I; i9 g- V% Q8 GUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 ) f- s7 V& C) m% ]" i( L
3-day $18 $18
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; `' @6 t% X- L7 Z (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 : H( E, r$ h: R1 {3 t
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
) L1 H5 v! d7 Q1 G8 z- v! @747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 ) s" ]; Z$ V9 Z6 z
TRAM 3
! U$ Z% A; a, j7 ^(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 2 \& J# S, c4 L2 y- h' T4 I9 f B0 c
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.: v8 \7 @* n& B, Y$ i9 x, j$ f
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2 B' r( {; l ~- K“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.2 T- `; r( w: ^. e; x! g
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.+ m$ J f$ I) Q
9 J9 G" b& _. U4 X; zBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit. ]4 }! e2 D0 s3 B" U* r5 A
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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.2 C, y7 i5 ~+ i' l
7 e) L) h% v2 u6 B% B7 _9 D' pService cuts too?
/ e/ X5 Y4 t2 ?2 u }$ 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.
! }% L( O* w& u) y1 C. 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.
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