新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
; L2 R7 H+ j, \8 z' xAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
2 P% d( u" N+ e, O4 @! a+ YA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.5 _9 N; {9 ?) k! ^
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
! I8 T: H( `/ ?! M ?For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.. R8 T; E4 d: ^1 `6 z
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.& I4 Q) P T" v, u1 @ D
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013# J: l3 u7 L/ R3 D) {# x
Price in 2014
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2 H0 O5 C% }- V" `: t( \Single ticket $3 $3
+ u% A" c6 I6 o E! N, D# e. r- C& W2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 3 p) n% ?$ ^* y8 B, A
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 2 z" G8 |1 r( f" v- W; I
Unlimited Evenings
5 {; L* @, p0 G" p. x. N' I(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
4 R( w6 s" }" y: P: b0 `One-day $9 $10
5 \4 _7 }4 A8 C0 nUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 7 P" _; {2 w# F8 L$ ?
3-day $18 $18
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# I6 w+ N% E0 w (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
' H9 X W8 W9 ?Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 9 W1 C) n5 b) J- F. `. ~) H1 F
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 9 ]/ e x4 E. n% I; y6 M" d
TRAM 34 d; H/ n) g% i7 c h/ G
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 6 i7 k8 c# u0 Q! I7 Z/ R
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.: b/ R) i1 W# T$ |
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" O7 f- r1 c: E$ M1 f3 h“"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.
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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.0 G0 E# f! u5 c+ b7 y" ~& t+ h; y
$ |1 N1 @* H6 R$ x- o. r4 |“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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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.
2 ~# D( h- ]1 `: Z! U. ~0 IRotrand 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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