新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.$ {, b/ |$ h7 p! E
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50. s6 \* Q) p$ m5 D# } z3 {9 f
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
d) v6 R. o/ m" t0 a5 U oA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
* b3 q M4 H4 B/ c4 DFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
: N! J% q/ ?/ k8 xThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.; _" L6 n: p: ^6 [
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# q, e* S0 f% ]% bSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20130 P7 o* o$ N! r+ v+ L7 k
Price in 2014
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Single ticket $3 $3
4 t. c7 u* B0 z( n4 f0 i3 Q* N2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
2 n" w7 u; r1 e9 Z2 Z, w+ t! v10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
" H. A; @5 X3 o% n% iUnlimited Evenings ) S' P$ W' b6 o7 _$ O3 x
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 # q9 T. a5 b* o0 d$ B# T+ `
One-day $9 $10 q) x# o' o: z/ v% P8 H- H
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 9 n% P. ?3 F8 \: O& R# ]% M
3-day $18 $18 ( w" z( `# R* w; u9 M3 ]5 h, G
Weekly CAM; Z! [" D% n: C6 M/ E
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
, x5 v/ y$ n9 P c4 j7 G* ?Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 @( o- \. Q/ q3 b, ^# J3 Y
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
( a9 E0 F2 {, A, GVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.9 {$ Q& r8 X4 o+ K `) k/ i
# ]" {! @# i+ i7 m( R X: MSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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1 |% w2 |* r# J1 x' P9 CBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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9 W3 B# H! F% k q“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.% h! ^) p. J0 j4 t
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STM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.9 T1 o+ Z0 ]6 d) P; @( i8 k t
Rotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.& t( X& m$ @. L+ w* e1 J- K, G
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