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.
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
* Z! d3 H, J' X" XA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
- P2 _2 u6 r# [/ u6 B# Q# S$ k; KA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
; K+ N; n7 m( s7 ~& Y& ~6 y5 c# ?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
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Single ticket

$3

$3

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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TRAM 3
4 ?' D" Z7 i( y* e+ _' j# x(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

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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! I& E; _' U! Z' [7 W9 {STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

' N/ n* R5 {- T5 z  w5 YBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

“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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Service cuts too?
1 ]. T2 W7 z3 H  R5 ]& gSTM 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.
; M  f+ }; s9 ^0 dRotrand 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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