新年月票涨 2.50$

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新年月票涨 2.50$

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Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
! i4 Q/ S1 g) t  C8 X5 N" ]A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
' V' Q/ [4 s2 c+ mA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
* K, o5 y/ v" L# t" k: z: HFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
( W$ t% W& [% Q' xThe 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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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
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$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
  |" ^) i2 r8 W+ L# ], c) S2 S# V(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

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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# @3 N4 S/ l! ^# U+ ESTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

4 P, \) a) B1 U- O* C0 W- @/ s; _3 L' KBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

“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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" {. f: Z+ j3 s( dService cuts too?
. u3 h/ Y9 A) Y- c( L. Y/ o1 XSTM 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.
' h" y3 X" m9 H' R0 O, 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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