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.
: R* L# M0 Y( WA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
8 |: d3 L" M( }% c5 dA 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

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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

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Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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TRAM 3
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$121

$125

Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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# x7 R/ f2 T9 K! F1 c“"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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" x, v1 @) v9 k6 ]; D6 d2 L! tSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

0 w( C+ K3 M* O; ~* Q/ hBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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& u: _' R% m$ X“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?
2 d8 ]# V& e# c( m9 O* wSTM 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.
* ]% ]3 F9 q3 K, ~8 ^; M  F( `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.
[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]