新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
0 T7 w2 J: g# @' dAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.' P# R* T/ T& H2 X2 o$ T( }6 w
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
2 D- C' C+ G+ f, R7 X% i; ?( l/ vA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
6 F: }7 A8 r! K% |6 }$ l6 L4 RFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
- ] S7 `% H+ _* z2 [The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.1 W K" K0 ]8 h6 [8 |: @
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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' {5 q; J8 |+ p( e8 Q) v- f9 v( ^! \Single ticket $3 $3
& z5 [ `3 Y4 M/ f- c2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
% I1 P- v* W+ n8 e; t. \# V b10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 , i9 `3 ?, g: f2 O# z
Unlimited Evenings
- ~( u: I/ o2 H" S# K(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 l2 u2 {4 h, `) b
One-day $9 $10
& {' M: ]! p. X& j* _1 tUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 ' v0 J3 C4 i( m7 Y
3-day $18 $18
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. q5 w3 y; O& J7 V' e! E$ l& R (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ! P' w: K6 b! X( [2 p5 z
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 " i: L$ w/ c; S& Q
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 5 b. j- k- X" j" s; B8 a; v
TRAM 3
. |# G' K6 @8 t9 T1 e: f$ q! {(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 & m' H9 y+ N% |/ w4 H- N, N
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.1 v. t4 e9 L' M; [# E
; y. K# ^+ ^4 c' f- ]( M2 [STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.; L0 Q) x$ U4 N9 w4 n
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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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1 }3 X! k- E5 ?, ]“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.% O3 ] c, |8 M T' C/ f
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Service cuts too?
( I h& \, f( @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.! _1 L% v7 `8 ]$ z
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.- y% s1 e8 ^7 m: O( e8 K
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