新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.8 Z. k( I4 V5 Y6 V: \- J
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.+ C- ?4 a( u# F9 W& A* d4 s
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
9 A3 O" t0 W% a; J. I, SA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10./ _! [% `* h- |! t4 q% r% {! A6 o
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
- K2 D1 Q2 y2 O. G: }8 gThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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2 B& N& E" Q$ C j, {% H% \% PSingle ticket $3 $3 2 G. Q. z! ]' f( [. v' F/ T% a7 F
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 # t3 b1 d% I7 ]% @
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 : a+ |3 m7 d) G+ a3 F* N y4 g
Unlimited Evenings
, @0 ~( H5 `1 L4 `( d(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 * s$ V1 Q& P. C) k: x
One-day $9 $10
' y+ Z, k! k; b( u, ~1 KUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
) i8 _8 C, K& A: A3-day $18 $18
+ X8 {2 S8 h4 M4 GWeekly CAM9 @5 ]. I( ]) ] M- b; X4 h: M
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
" s# y% A8 c7 K3 pMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 0 Z/ }& J( p7 D
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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; {2 W# b! ^( N/ m3 D. d8 b(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
' x, x- g9 w7 n+ X# v( DVice-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.# v" a) X' D6 t" v g1 h
% A! u# |' T& U( \. k B V I* _STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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T' i; F" X6 x2 M( yBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.; W2 c* p8 O' P6 ^9 F
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.: B d% f$ V% K
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Service cuts too?
: K# V/ ?* d2 Y0 h, jSTM 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.
5 ]2 l l0 Y' CRotrand 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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