新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.; {/ W( b0 ^; @' Z& i' D
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.4 V( I0 r, c& U8 p) c, v4 q+ J2 Y; V! j
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.0 I- ?" T# I* }4 f& U
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
% R9 n v- q' Y' J. Z5 DFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.. q8 f& t- ]! U+ J' J
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.' x5 d% h9 r; F( N
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# k7 o ~! u+ o3 F7 \5 y( w4 @/ ESTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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5 V9 b+ T' m8 { ?Single ticket $3 $3 : J: U/ A$ G4 x6 L0 d. q: g7 Y" U2 z
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
, \8 V5 t- X2 G: F/ m10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
) A5 A, N- A- q5 e9 P8 c$ t4 }Unlimited Evenings # S9 k# Z- y T! O0 U4 r$ ?+ T
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 ) j# z* ~; {5 I3 l
One-day $9 $10 4 b. d( C) p7 Y+ H
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 4 s% S, Y: ~; ]% L6 M. m0 r
3-day $18 $18
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+ a- l7 y3 N# ]$ q8 f1 O (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
- g. O$ e, @6 m5 C6 Z; B, EMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 1 K! ~$ L- s1 J# z9 Z2 y6 P
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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( [ U) S8 e! W3 ?0 B# n(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 / b6 m6 C3 X# x+ t u
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.1 f# g9 |, O3 U6 e
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% X. d I9 ~; `' p _7 f- R, w“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said. }: {# l( c! E+ O4 d% }9 l
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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. H4 N% X; |" a( f# B, \But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.4 ~0 g- E- l4 G7 ~, S6 s5 m0 L* c
6 }% h5 W: S) D# V9 L B8 _“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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Service cuts too?
1 U4 c1 f' O$ @6 g# g$ O 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." }/ S) j% u j' O3 Y) @0 c+ U* O. O
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 ~+ v0 R k4 e: f
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