新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.) \. `( `! x$ R+ w9 X0 p
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.! j* G! R% n% e
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
4 u" d T* a1 m F8 m- A! x! j" `A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.2 Z( Q) Y$ P9 k$ R; k" L& M u
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.& J4 Q6 _' p. f2 \1 b
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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6 q n8 h2 g; O. oSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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7 e6 H; P+ }3 Y$ T; gSingle ticket $3 $3 ; |8 L3 b/ X1 b- _$ {" `5 ~
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
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8 F/ t8 {- o; y+ k) t( R% V9 KUnlimited Evenings # M+ F" g% k+ J/ r5 p4 }
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 . ?0 D/ ]1 D/ x2 _
One-day $9 $10 ( p3 Y ~* i' c3 `; R+ B% l
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
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Weekly CAM% U7 s" [( J" D0 C! x& u9 s2 u
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
1 [9 S1 d ] ZMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 * O1 A2 Z" e- J( R) u q
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 7 S. D& F$ B3 k( L
TRAM 3) B' }1 t0 w5 D) [0 C
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
* D* F% T+ r3 d1 c% X" q; i/ i* r- XVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.: j2 R/ z$ A, Z, `. X
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$ h7 g( Q) N. u; h% A: V“"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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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.: T+ n6 K' z) S# K, U6 U0 O
$ x) H" v8 `( l# O P6 }But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.3 S% z$ | }5 u6 |0 D4 R: L
2 A$ n; y; l) ^) a9 U3 z“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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5 A6 Y) s7 N! |3 L* BService cuts too?6 r0 x. {/ x7 ?1 K& {* E3 {
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.2 q2 [9 f8 o0 @' E6 f# i
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.# x0 W; l2 r4 k6 i
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