新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
& n! v6 ]5 {( c3 i5 Q' eAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
: h' X& G" ^* Q* V" f0 sA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
- v p& N5 r9 r: |( ]" I+ L9 J5 BA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.0 V% V9 `) v. [8 G& |# r
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
- r, D. v( b1 VThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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Price in 2014( U7 L1 A) `; x& l3 v" y7 u
2 { h/ I: h3 d# pSingle ticket $3 $3 # F! [( c4 `) L- E& b, a
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
) \$ Z- @1 G7 y4 K4 `10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
% c' M+ I: G3 g2 HUnlimited Evenings
2 y4 g: o8 O0 F6 g' d(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 8 X" T( y) u) U# B- ?
One-day $9 $10 - i: I) R0 g& O! M n/ v+ [
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
% Y0 B( B5 U, r& J3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 : x- u+ ^% n4 B/ Y
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 , v( T: y* H0 N! J9 g
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 0 `5 p2 O/ i( H, M9 Z1 r
TRAM 35 ?7 {# G" e+ l0 B* ~) `& Y& _3 W
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 3 t1 k# b. u+ o9 c+ a8 M
Vice-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.
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.9 K. ?3 J& v/ ?, J
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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) Q% ?/ `. t& U" W4 b5 X$ nSTM 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.
s& t6 v0 w, D6 q% C8 JRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
; V* F6 U' [7 \3 B# L0 v% s3 `/ }[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]5 Z# r9 ~0 C! D0 c/ ~7 l7 ^
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