新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
/ _/ y* \. F4 Z) xAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
0 k# j! g; b: h! M: l( @5 M& wA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
$ H' U, G$ x& ?$ Q4 O, O( C5 m! zA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
; k4 R8 H. H; l* U$ F- p EFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
2 ~% h6 C9 H5 |2 C7 |3 \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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F/ T2 S1 C9 MSingle ticket $3 $3 : u2 W& S. i8 I8 R5 s6 Q8 N; Q1 T6 p
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
# F# ?- p$ Y5 W/ |6 ?3 S10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 " M. K% W) S1 {
Unlimited Evenings 6 s7 u% l8 r3 J' v" j
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
' ~1 L w3 s" c5 @: aOne-day $9 $10
, V r) |7 c1 A" R1 I9 n6 hUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 3 N( [; @5 C0 Z: ~: L# a
3-day $18 $18 2 h. ]1 B1 G; M4 N& Q+ d5 E+ K" M6 K" I
Weekly CAM, S6 y7 m5 I! X, u2 l
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 0 Q5 U1 U+ c) C" y( ^
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 * T( S: A, y1 y7 l* ~" B( h) f
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 ( J( O; U7 ^! [! P; j. ?2 P, i# s
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.5 b$ d. v# E/ h* T) O
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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.% }; J- Q0 w; v
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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+ M9 i' o( `) i2 j$ nBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.% _/ Z- O6 m) J* z2 W( B/ o
* L* n6 k5 v3 v5 q' i. ?“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.& B X/ `8 O$ V3 @" x
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Service cuts too?
7 C3 o! c f9 F, |- JSTM 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.( p$ N2 s( u& ] u% x" j
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.4 T- Z$ r4 U: z7 b! p
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