新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.% V O0 w2 A9 Q( [8 G; g( Y' @
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.5 f; Z; h! u% p: ] E+ s+ @. [: {
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.$ X$ E1 p6 }# I
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.. \' g' I' u6 h) ]& Q
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.# I# G( |$ Q6 F8 E4 ~- S/ n/ v% n( T# d
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3./ _! K }5 f* L& P( M- ]
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' @9 o/ g! N1 ]" t5 xSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3 $ o, S+ { P/ O1 Q) a
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 ; c3 d" v x, n5 x# U c
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
8 F9 v$ Y/ D, j+ m8 s6 VUnlimited Evenings " n4 [* ?( c& O7 l5 M
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
3 B9 t& X% L5 U2 M) u3 ~3 \+ jOne-day $9 $10 & r; d, S- [# `# d: N8 ~+ Q" p
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 1 t2 @$ N( n3 f. T- l
3-day $18 $18 5 ?: i! s1 T9 T$ k! X" B; C
Weekly CAM
0 U. I' `4 B7 `: w5 A* x (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
( V2 Q7 b3 L o% A! | E0 ^, gMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
0 y0 y7 W9 l9 d& F. P6 J r747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 8 i. q3 p' I* |; ]* i" N& f: n
TRAM 3
- A9 M& p) R% `8 F; C(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
' x: E/ Q3 ~& ^Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.$ c/ J2 C; J* f8 I6 J
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.7 }9 a6 h+ t# l r) L3 J
* k2 v9 L6 C8 R% f$ R8 j" pBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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% W' A1 D& p9 W* T/ J“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.& a# K0 J' r5 s* X+ e
6 K$ I" |+ R/ k! d3 Q) T6 bService cuts too?
/ A( u: h; h6 b) c6 f' vSTM 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/ S) O3 g; {+ Z- |2 q$ MRotrand 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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