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.
' c. p# g* u. D/ H" f6 T# fAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
4 ?: B1 I& {. h" f$ q# A2 dA 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

Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

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One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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

$121

$125

/ S; G( g4 A& u2 cVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.

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0 }& I. t6 n' q" ~1 q8 o  Z- i“"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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/ m( {9 k3 ?: h) v% vSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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0 b2 @# D3 X6 `% l“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.

1 K, P" @5 k) |4 }  g5 sService cuts too?
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.
* b7 [$ i/ i" c8 G0 ORotrand 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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