新年月票涨 2.50$

halifax

新年月票涨 2.50$

---

Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
! K1 e9 c% @' D# }A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
( r3 c$ o1 {6 \. T0 c6 U, P# PFor 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 $3.
6 @$ Y( M+ a4 K* K. t6 p( F
; F/ b& `% d# g' [[/table][table=450]
( a0 w! ?* c. m3 O( E

STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
4 K0 G: Z: G* gPrice in 2014

  z6 _- L; U$ V/ r

Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

8 [' M! v0 A# ?" T/ H

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

0 O  E8 L/ V. w* z8 O5 g; j+ x# E6 i

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

% e) d( Q1 s+ `; ]) w7 x' |) p

TRAM 3
  b) s- h; f7 j9 d(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

. M; O2 z: j" u+ R, C& KVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
) Y7 Q6 N8 h) ]4 Q$ P; E- Q3 Q' E

! ]) ?5 Q) M; e+ G“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.
; n  G* M: e) A$ T/ Q) e  q
STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

9 U' H' f/ C+ x( \But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
" o' g. Y% i/ T3 \% m
4 [8 f" Q6 G! Z4 a8 B“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.
! K6 j0 k3 `6 d: ]9 U+ k$ L
Service cuts too?
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.
* T  J6 _: d4 H. iRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
. c  C5 r: W$ w[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
+ ]  W; t) i; Q/ y7 m6 ?: P