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+ w% s$ \, [' d( d& CAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
& g. q2 G$ V$ w/ r' ?7 kA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.: `5 Z( y6 w8 W! T/ V- g
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.+ Z @# E( f: K# M6 l
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.& A. H0 G5 O2 T9 v( [
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.6 k5 L8 m8 W4 l4 v6 w! J
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7 e% \' l* Y1 |: t0 BSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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' c% f) L3 b+ NSingle ticket $3 $3
. M z9 X9 ~8 E: d2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 1 X6 V0 I. h& h1 U
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
+ \* ~+ k" n7 }2 w" K; bUnlimited Evenings . j1 }( N2 O5 v9 n6 g$ ]
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
) e) p& k9 I7 P! q# w/ F+ k: u" eOne-day $9 $10
, p. S/ H" D/ PUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
* o) c/ Y9 K: V& C) T- @3-day $18 $18 9 P; n# o9 L6 b" G! }1 D* F
Weekly CAM
. G' B; E- H4 D! _! u" ^ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
3 w* S D) q7 z# I4 D2 lMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 8 C$ |$ }' x1 b$ D6 X# n' b$ o
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 ! ^6 G1 e' l( e, D- ]
TRAM 3
9 d; a3 ~* N; O- t" k(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
1 H* N. C- m) d9 t/ I9 h9 S; RVice-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.) \6 X3 v w1 J7 E! Y+ Q
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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& P- a- u2 ?4 |! ?% [; I1 gBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.7 {9 \* ^0 ?. T$ B3 N3 k
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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.
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, s2 l0 N9 t; ]' _2 z h% LService cuts too?2 G& t9 S; }1 c, I7 L W4 W0 L K, o
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.9 j! w3 ]& k$ `& K, T* a0 r1 s) m
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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