新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
1 q. e& N0 }$ e0 R4 AAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.6 |( v' s" |& a6 d A+ ~; O2 h
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.# n( U/ O' C+ T8 k* G
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
8 R; e ?; o: U7 h" z4 MFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.& b6 Y" f1 j. w5 ~& Z4 A
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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: N! W! K) _& v. @Single ticket $3 $3
9 Q0 Q& B" N+ F9 J6 D2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 + F) K% G& V. X' s2 }
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
h2 V# b+ }, n9 @! g! N. \3 V1 G0 ~# j7 BUnlimited Evenings 6 q5 I5 ^$ I7 Q+ i* b/ D2 h5 t
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 2 Q# U( z; A8 e
One-day $9 $10
' g0 s, n5 ?: M) J. ?. gUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
2 ^1 a, P. f2 I" @* L q1 [3-day $18 $18
4 X+ l' u/ `! s( ~0 {2 G/ rWeekly CAM" }0 w6 k$ k' j4 d2 Q" A D' Y! f
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
1 M& E$ ^1 q K# D& D, S$ uMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 ! w- g* ]4 i7 \! S
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 , O/ U+ ~7 `1 V. f! M/ S
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" F( e. n; q) w(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
# F+ |- z2 c' V. K4 m& F5 KVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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3 a. |% c, z+ h) V3 E6 ]“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.1 P7 m9 o( a* b/ ]$ r
, U7 Y8 ^- A: S: s) q3 cSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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: t' v# [" W( w( d, `But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.% C9 D% E% C% T R7 B* r: {
( k, e' {6 u7 g# G' ?“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.& g3 [8 H) h$ t0 c0 K
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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.* S3 R6 A# n$ y4 D1 B
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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