新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
% m0 x' i( I* `8 f) s9 lAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
2 R2 Z- V" b: V1 |2 z! a5 NA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.: X0 O7 {8 I3 p
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.6 @. p/ m- o* _; S) q8 ~1 N
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.2 {1 ^/ U$ i, I5 s
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.( J6 S. ]" q( D; U- F s
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20138 x( E j8 g& m9 e
Price in 2014/ R- I" ~ } w+ g* v& k' U* Z
$ ?, @1 t% ]- }$ n4 M; K# KSingle ticket $3 $3 & H `. n& O6 n' h
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 6 j; J. F2 U/ G3 k$ x% B# P2 m
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
6 g8 `% F' S; q8 V. WUnlimited Evenings % \5 \$ p6 |7 \/ Z9 D
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
) J% |) k2 `! r( NOne-day $9 $10
7 F% F9 ^4 o, E, q( ~Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 3 B# f& y/ ~6 m; p& o1 A( h& u2 ]
3-day $18 $18 ! l5 T) H9 V! _& [5 r$ V
Weekly CAM
# n; v1 P( l- W' P5 a" H (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 0 B# Z4 e! ^# z# {2 r
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
3 X3 Y% |1 @, h2 t* j/ ^747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
9 u: D8 M& R( k# ]' H5 {+ Z" ITRAM 39 F# K, w7 X% V* O& j; p
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
. i, p3 k! {5 x3 }. k3 DVice-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.
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8 r8 r( Y& q9 n9 k p9 K& ISTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.8 q, e3 P. i/ C# c$ T5 d0 y
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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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; K, X, S; u' @% w( I“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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% O/ Z2 Y' o- |Service cuts too?
5 Q( n4 K6 Y+ |: r s: 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.8 h) P. i* ?0 p8 N+ r4 ^
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.5 ^6 w, S8 d% ^. k$ }. p3 J
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