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.
2 k, N; e* E+ r" {& b: v5 n) X: J% {As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
A 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.
' [4 @( o, s8 o! rFor 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
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Single ticket

$3

$3

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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TRAM 3
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

% F; g- T4 J+ J8 a0 z! d3 iVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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  h# Y) Z; o! y“"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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. X4 t* z( M% KSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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$ p  o0 C" K7 n# wBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

& T, |- z7 |5 z$ U, a& g' V, q“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.
6 J( {6 k/ ?% I, _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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