新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.! F' B0 r d: b% k m* P c
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.2 E8 |% `9 `& P
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.4 Q% T1 Q- X6 W0 L- X6 W8 E5 {
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
6 a6 l" r& H# N+ sFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.* P @4 b8 m; a( Q% ?3 d
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.% C- H: _' N" L& P
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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$ A+ _* s5 p8 X6 jSingle ticket $3 $3
8 \4 `7 ?% s/ n9 T# w* Z! I2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 # L2 F, R5 s: x, _
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
( Q9 r& B' ]) [+ I; mOne-day $9 $10 0 R% B; w8 j! |/ C; J# b, A/ ^
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 / x A: K9 W# N8 H+ m/ h! [
3-day $18 $18 J3 o/ k, |; R3 Y
Weekly CAM
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% ]4 C" l$ N9 E9 f) aMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 - i6 l* T! x& B) l; B5 [7 ^" n
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 ) D* C9 I3 i2 V1 Q
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.4 m; V- D7 L' A- @
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& I* c3 f# h5 Z) v“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.; C1 z0 Q8 c1 X& z5 l* M
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.+ }$ m# w: w6 t, Z% f
0 W. ^7 I1 X5 q$ N4 B5 o“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.( f- H$ C+ l; [0 \
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Service cuts too?
% p/ q0 m- s* a, i6 E3 J, \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 Y$ |4 ?$ d3 K5 f# x+ a0 c8 a
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.
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