新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.3 M; u5 S. ~: w1 H/ {
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
- V5 v: z/ i9 z$ ]A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50. Z e) N7 v- ^3 z' Y
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.7 z, \) y) J) r/ {
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.. C6 x# e: S1 b4 [# Z
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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Single ticket $3 $3 % c) R) r6 o) H' t
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 ) p8 N" I! c- Q4 n, ?: F. z
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
: S7 u0 E* L8 S7 v: MUnlimited Evenings 3 I1 V0 h+ b) w- @5 V
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
5 R8 a& m2 P; W. Z* m% K3 l5 ~One-day $9 $10 E) V4 g0 A- O% M; D! a7 s
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 ) C( ~* R. K0 z0 Q& b% V( b
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 5 }, T: P& o) a5 G$ F0 ~# K |0 @, a
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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" j7 C1 O7 A& m( Z4 H) M(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
! T Z' }" ^# C6 b5 IVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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. p' d5 o2 N* { |6 q“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.+ X0 I. M. o H. b0 F9 v
. f. y4 ^. E5 L: pSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall." N: `: s" _) ~( b- H0 O" B) V
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.7 J. @# I( j$ J6 _7 k1 b/ f& L
8 g( o( W2 a7 a. O6 ~“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.) C7 a, d* ^: \
* B, t2 @, D0 U/ t8 e# GService cuts too?
0 b2 v" d$ y W# w* w: L" z5 F: iSTM 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.0 f- G9 b# R' J/ j
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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