新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.9 S, I; h& g6 L5 `3 |" u: f
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.9 l1 q( j3 _/ _' E7 J
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
( l. a, ^. i6 q8 C9 K7 V) k+ e; ?. tA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
# y' x8 G+ K- g: n' O$ e) Y1 pFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50." \# z5 o4 ]3 _( N* M& l
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013$ j* @4 P1 f' w2 i; [6 w
Price in 2014 i/ g# ]7 g+ [- R. ?
" W/ X3 J, y' g+ c% ESingle ticket $3 $3
# r0 q8 e7 T0 F$ R2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
3 j3 d4 D. _1 X% |# N10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
0 T- B! W. q0 A+ y: h7 GUnlimited Evenings + E) u2 ] Z$ [
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
# W$ ?7 u8 y6 m4 N" R- m; K+ JOne-day $9 $10
+ F0 @4 y! B& z: @3 `7 @Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 % m3 p7 @8 A6 G
3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
; v6 `9 i9 \5 K# FMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
" Z' G) `4 E! S/ m; k5 w747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
5 ?" F& [% k7 }. S6 H7 I0 BVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.
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; `' r$ n3 e1 H" o" b$ cSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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4 g3 c: L d1 aBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.0 i0 @6 F7 `) D) `/ B6 ~8 K6 ^
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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.
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! _' X6 {8 F: h( N: UService cuts too?
% {0 [4 v3 s2 ^& A i% Q8 }' }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., v. R9 n% Z q2 ?' _3 u: \* ]
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.. h% D/ k. O# A/ a& Z. Z) O
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