新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year./ E) z5 |( }8 W/ R7 X' _
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50./ _4 V! Q" w A+ E
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.* J% W# {- \) O! R* r
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
8 e/ t' B x( |For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
* O0 a5 j- Q" Q; A! ^7 [- MThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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2 Q) v+ H* S. A/ OSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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Single ticket $3 $3 * e8 j4 U- H7 ]- h6 T
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
2 `+ E) e: m3 ^# M6 s$ f' r10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
' G- |8 o. ^5 ^& R6 ?Unlimited Evenings 8 G! W& v/ t3 n1 ?; F
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
+ e$ H. n9 i0 |1 B' ] H. hOne-day $9 $10
. H2 x l( T1 w1 M" RUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
2 A3 s# b" P" e: ^3-day $18 $18
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, [" f8 R( ~$ \* n$ _ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
- v4 P6 q$ q: }) y, _Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 " j$ i+ H; }' v/ T5 n2 K
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 4 _3 I3 i: A" Z' g2 l
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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, f5 O( o& {: t“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.4 b- U1 q4 u5 L* U
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.- B# l, R$ ?8 x8 m4 u
8 [4 C+ h9 R7 d- | e, xBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.2 G) c( w: j- l; u% l
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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.# H, C" W5 R- E# R$ ?% z
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Service cuts too?9 K+ N2 a7 A& K T ?; j/ q0 T
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.
' D6 h% W/ |) t1 Y+ J. 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.6 o1 B$ O/ d" y v
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