新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.+ l9 q7 T8 W9 |8 N
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
% { I# g0 ?8 W$ C; t; mA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.. D5 T* h V1 F" Q" _* f
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
/ e( H5 U3 {% `For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
0 d5 R4 Q/ D. IThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.0 @$ D6 B I1 k1 N( k
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Price in 2014
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3 e: ]& N# f; z4 h. L1 [9 ]. HSingle ticket $3 $3 / F/ B7 K! {5 b$ j& X" M
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 ' r- A4 l- d8 x$ J4 z
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 . O; d. L% y# B- I# z' F+ }7 q
Unlimited Evenings
( K5 i! G) ~8 k# |5 U: R3 Q Q: a. O(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
0 I4 @' F1 H( ^7 F) ]& T. l- }1 oOne-day $9 $10
8 c, G/ V7 |6 \% [7 e, eUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
/ Q) Y7 i3 o; }% K3-day $18 $18 8 J2 q4 T) V+ M- d! r, L( O' Y
Weekly CAM
0 M( o5 v5 M) h! d( d (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
. H; ^ w7 n" r5 V+ s0 I" G5 kMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 : j. \( h; M& {/ L+ n4 Q: N4 T; r3 C
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 1 F* m4 V6 [1 \5 o4 _6 C
TRAM 32 Q( a6 O, o8 E0 g9 z
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 % Y: B7 n9 U6 f& T
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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2 a5 |3 t: p9 X7 w! r7 ? ?“"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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+ g' c% w- @, `, mSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.' `- Y5 z/ `9 N
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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.
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' ]# {% Z7 N: N# c4 V: [“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.. N* b. I; {; i
& @4 C( r! y0 R: kService cuts too?
' ^. P1 _9 V+ G; C# s- x( 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.( ?; R5 L2 x- h5 j1 S/ x
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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