新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.. s) w1 s g' u9 Y, s
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
a" a8 m5 B! ~% S* ?: W: I% q" z% VA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.- A: J) y H! N& u. U% J
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.- P8 m/ G; k& g, P1 t, Q
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
- d0 K8 [$ }3 u- A/ RThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.6 C/ L3 v& f* `- Y5 z
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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4 F+ s. W9 N- B1 |3 U8 {" T, X/ {# fSingle ticket $3 $3
# k; e; B2 T3 q2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 9 @! M/ g7 T" R; ~& P, r
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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6 ~ h7 I1 w0 Y: w# u5 K! g(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
0 v- c7 L4 N& k4 b9 h+ D& L# o9 dOne-day $9 $10
0 ?; W6 y5 L/ M' KUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 p# W9 Y- t" q$ B! {4 c d
3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
0 s1 z' z9 {0 T( \4 ^5 Q( yMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
( S3 N- v- d4 ~" V747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 $ v* B9 c- ?9 P" c
TRAM 3
; f1 N# p& _8 `/ j(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 / v, e' G$ {; s6 b# o
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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; p1 n; o% H! J$ H: `6 ]# H$ v! wSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall. b4 w a0 h' B7 Q9 g% ^# ]( ~
; L5 w) o2 Q! N; A7 z3 R' @But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.' I, p( Z9 U, Z& {+ |; K* I* L
5 {5 R, p. ]& _# Q- \“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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Service cuts too?
/ @+ N# P6 {5 f hSTM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.' L- R* Q" c( d7 l3 E
Rotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees., q7 L9 A7 |: j4 F$ d8 f) a
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