新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.# P# |% [: E$ n
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
. b, |0 r$ x( FA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
+ a& A1 Q# K5 K# v2 G1 @A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.8 ?, Q7 M3 {$ h/ |# o) N
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
3 j+ j% V; \ A! ]( kThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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Price in 2014, j( M) F" }8 ^: s
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Single ticket $3 $3
; G2 r( K. m+ Y2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 # b1 [' m# K6 X/ G4 h& R
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
$ Z, {- i- n+ }% a0 u7 V( H- |Unlimited Evenings
; A7 y' m, b! E8 o2 c# w(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 9 a/ L6 r# U7 I0 G/ \
One-day $9 $10
: D. a" f9 H' B7 o$ J0 N- yUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
# Y5 I2 ` D. n8 |! K+ c3-day $18 $18 5 P, K9 R% U% o" f2 Z
Weekly CAM4 X4 I& [' x% a6 C5 {* b) x9 M& U
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
+ f9 N8 H5 k0 C; j% eMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 3 T1 j: b: M% l% z' f) g
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 + v# q" g% I) |' i/ J/ T: C
TRAM 3
. T5 \/ T% e3 O. V/ U- j2 e(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
3 O3 ?# y0 I& T7 u7 iVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.1 s; _, T( {# `
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y# @7 v2 C6 I5 h. P( L4 N“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.- o2 p- ]4 F- [* \$ N
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall., M( ^( m! t5 _- s
9 J" Z+ m- g6 |" ~& r5 \But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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: P" ~% H) d8 b. j5 B& |“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé. Z" y9 v1 J4 i
' U+ f: ]) _2 T9 G- R; yService cuts too?
, G' G9 I( l. hSTM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.& j! u" i/ A2 J- u; m
Rotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.$ \! q1 Q6 [9 v. h1 ?4 r3 w: k5 r0 l
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