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.
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
9 A3 O" t0 W% a; J. I, SA 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.
- K2 D1 Q2 y2 O. G: }8 gThe 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

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

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Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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TRAM 3
; {2 W# b! ^( N/ m3 D. d8 b(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

' x, x- g9 w7 n+ X# v( DVice-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.

% A! u# |' T& U( \. k  B  V  I* _STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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  T' i; F" X6 x2 M( 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.

Service cuts too?
: K# V/ ?* d2 Y0 h, jSTM 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.
5 ]2 l  l0 Y' CRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
2 k) P3 F$ _- J0 U% l[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]