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* V6 d$ ~! V& ]) h7 ]! _
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.9 z- J3 l( M& a3 g. q# e, ~
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
4 E; ~5 J" w" y/ j/ i* _" sA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.: j% ~% `$ Q' P' C' P6 `5 {, f
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.& E4 B, V0 \$ L; V/ Z
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013- n8 [2 l! `$ G f
Price in 2014
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5 K' i0 l- _# g+ Q% n& D! USingle ticket $3 $3
7 z# E# g; _. \2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 4 V6 N E: V6 |' P+ ^0 b" G3 `
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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4 @1 n8 Y; M8 B/ q {(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
; ?& [& e% P2 e0 ?( QOne-day $9 $10 * h- D+ q) a& i5 `1 g0 T$ u9 f6 \
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 j- i4 R5 B# C: A' s
3-day $18 $18 / G5 D, S4 @& K. W. Y0 c5 t) b
Weekly CAM E. U- s4 n* N
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 9 A' d- I: U) ?( J7 l, c' S
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
" |7 O/ e1 E' ^% n- F! k747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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/ U9 v' I! s( J% A/ c, ?: d(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
3 ~9 `8 C p2 o) w( W9 o4 @9 P2 pVice-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.
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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.1 j5 t1 B! g3 R- \ ^
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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.1 a1 V k/ g% s& C) f
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Service cuts too?
" g% Z2 r8 p2 R3 P' L& b! JSTM 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.. Y% \# b1 V7 O; t; g1 q; l& P3 U
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.
2 y2 i! d: q/ m6 F[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
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