新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
6 q# V2 O9 |. i/ r, EAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.+ ?$ t' t4 ^1 m5 g
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.8 j; a- X7 t* @# a" Q
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.+ f- j5 m- u2 m9 D0 a0 n
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.2 B3 \1 D1 `5 C3 l1 A% L
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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- P+ H+ X1 }8 ^+ w! k7 a" }Single ticket $3 $3 , O! N# W5 x% r0 _
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
$ J0 u$ {5 `+ Z6 W/ @10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
; A$ o; H2 v$ e5 @Unlimited Evenings
2 x7 t p' B( S& ?! X(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 3 z9 |$ i" L- x0 W0 Q- c' z
One-day $9 $10 + Y( A( E+ U0 R! H2 q
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
; t0 s3 X1 j q$ \4 {, C3-day $18 $18
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5 F: M+ ?! Q A (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
$ n5 U& R) A9 u7 B+ ~Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
$ c8 ^' X" h- `0 {747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 ( E+ w- n) ]: B5 t; E% S2 M+ u E
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/ P0 c7 a% j; m* q0 i- { \(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 # E w) }8 f/ b, V7 ^
Vice-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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7 l- u2 n# y, eBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.4 P: x) ^% X. k% q# ?/ K1 @3 g9 s
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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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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.1 G! r @2 p3 ]. G4 V9 I
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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