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.
; S* q& I3 d- C5 S5 u  M# e1 EA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
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
Price in 2014
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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

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One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
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$23.75

$24.50

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Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
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$121

$125

; K# G4 P2 d  B$ i( }Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


# Y+ o. P2 e; R“"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.

8 `! \5 \& t  X" `4 U' gBut 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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Service cuts too?
! p7 M5 ^5 X9 o. R. W0 RSTM 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.
( w" M! m  L- ~& z: u6 d7 a& \( 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.
$ O  B) {! E% B[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
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