新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
2 M6 B7 v5 J& ~$ M8 a: C `' j3 dAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
* ?4 j# u( ] d# S! }# mA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
1 _( q0 G1 d3 WA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.! j* w' u v: L, n. o
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.3 |" p, O/ u9 [" e6 v$ b' p
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3 {( q6 S" _. s2 ]( C- F$ P% e2 N( U y
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 7 G8 g I- t2 q0 z/ f
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
2 B. l& q$ Q: U( Z0 CUnlimited Evenings . \: E, a" c* M( {$ }' I
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
6 U3 d+ U% @0 G- m, W5 Z5 r; JOne-day $9 $10
" H* \* f v% V* x6 i! FUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
0 k! F, d2 Z) n- L# D3-day $18 $18 7 u9 c9 }7 j2 v& w- s
Weekly CAM
& c$ V$ s7 s+ B9 s6 Z (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
4 X& N H* r% l- x( @Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 % [; T+ k/ q; m7 a
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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* _1 O) j) L1 q: l0 z- ^" u(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 4 [1 G, K) \$ r2 |
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.% Y- n6 }. Z+ e0 ]# k9 S" @* E
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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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! q8 j8 `, q& d- v, HSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall., a6 l- X6 Z$ h+ ^+ { m) H# o
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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.9 t8 Y6 }# g* G# W& Z$ u0 Q6 d
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“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?9 Y/ q% m* x0 `
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.
& A& A5 z# L- m4 I: p& v! Z( zRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.) H, ~. k+ m" k% F
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