新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
2 k& N$ B0 U1 ]1 l9 {" qAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.6 v7 O7 O$ o& t( E5 t' Z% x+ R! \- W
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
" Z# x, k0 `, \A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
2 s. k5 i1 e2 PFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
$ m+ P0 U" t9 AThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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Single ticket $3 $3 ! l0 e6 e { p& J2 D
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
: P* ~2 z2 ]2 v" V8 X% b. t; V( q10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 ' q7 m n p1 P% l( r3 G) F
Unlimited Evenings
7 s3 L7 h6 y1 B Z, y: `, ~$ d(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 % m% s' f, G& Z! q; g
One-day $9 $10 . H1 b; r. }2 m$ U5 i
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
+ A1 B0 G1 s' X9 q- m" S: F. @3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
% k( z& P0 d. Y, X2 I0 @6 _Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
. n2 X+ i8 K/ c; j/ h7 N747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 1 s! x1 ]! O1 z7 E/ W3 Q
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 3 d+ k; w7 c+ ^! C4 \* F
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.! g6 a& l. e% M& q6 H _
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/ ]0 G( c8 H% e: s* d" y% p6 Y“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.3 W& B2 Y5 `* F, z( o# r! r8 B
1 w, ` P1 N7 ?; Y( c8 JSTM 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.3 \! k! P7 v) I- U
0 C/ v2 ^3 r6 }* C6 _! P4 U“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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9 g2 M& j6 K& c8 lService cuts too?
. K7 Y# Y, `/ u+ H: c3 i: ?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.* ?& a4 P+ ~0 w6 `- ?! K
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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