新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year./ a7 h9 S# b; t$ M) ~! l
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
; S* q& I3 d- C5 S5 u M# e1 EA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.( q* |6 [# Z+ y) H
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.. r, g7 S' e+ L+ D
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.2 g# }' Y9 B, f, o, E* x0 n: @1 j
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013* r5 r: i; i2 f4 P9 ^, S
Price in 2014
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% P! l5 p. ~6 g8 {* ?: W$ x7 n& h1 rSingle ticket $3 $3 / B+ ?' Z# M: G' h) O% f. @
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 : I2 t+ B' R7 c" e, e+ R
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 % k0 o1 p* I9 _# H. K
Unlimited Evenings
, m6 C% o; ^- U6 q(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
# z# q! ~ S ?9 z) kOne-day $9 $10
) D8 [( E! n$ o7 [) w, iUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
2 W# U* P1 M! z6 C( ^/ c3-day $18 $18 ' ~4 p% o. q' J8 W: t9 ~
Weekly CAM
) j3 N7 q: T# V$ R% t (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
1 c/ h9 ^8 ?# S3 cMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 . l' k" J0 k* f( a( a
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 1 L" z- z2 A, K" c. u3 L
TRAM 3
& l! C+ X! Q, q" R4 P(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
; K# G4 P2 d B$ i( }Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.% u/ _8 S$ t5 B7 X
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# Y+ o. P2 e; R“"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.4 Q% m5 J" |6 t& [! A4 C5 R
8 `! \5 \& t X" `4 U' gBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.- |3 `) M# K4 i+ f7 Q& C8 `9 P7 Q
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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?
! p7 M5 ^5 X9 o. R. W0 RSTM 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.
( w" M! m L- ~& z: u6 d7 a& \( cRotrand 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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