新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
* v: f \& J" d5 Y; }As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
O6 o; ~' w0 f7 c4 @7 qA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.7 K$ K2 ]- G; I" f% Z$ B( ]0 D4 j: Z
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
, W: @7 r& B& }For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.$ {6 K: Y) J; O. W$ m
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& Q( i- {9 b. j" P8 `& y, ^ K6 }+ _! f
Price in 20147 W" u8 J/ E) }* i
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Single ticket $3 $3 # [9 p5 _( e6 f: T2 V3 L v
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
# {; h6 T7 E: S6 ?% _10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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7 Y1 J/ x! e) ~9 B1 a1 t7 a% H7 `(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 ) d0 W$ @5 s. L, D
One-day $9 $10
: {' s; Y$ F: x# y# zUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
( }: C: } `6 ` `/ {. O" q; V# g3-day $18 $18 / [, ^% w& A/ z8 E1 ?
Weekly CAM: X* ] @( r3 j4 _8 b2 P
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
7 p" S- d; J4 M( b+ m r* c( V$ WMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
) r( _5 |! U7 Y, |! k% ]747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 * ~# @) y$ s$ H8 @8 r5 |
TRAM 3
. @( `9 |4 z# t) ?' o(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
9 {/ ~0 N; {- f m P( FVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.( b, g+ E5 e2 |5 [% G# o- M4 k' u" o
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: F3 |+ U: W+ B# _# q- W“"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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1 n: c% W; f+ hSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.! S% k. I! n# A2 z# Y5 @
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.3 K- h) D" y; N" k& W, P+ I
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.& l7 p# \8 H9 N, X8 `0 _
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Service cuts too?5 s& b. R% B3 F) `
STM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.
1 l3 K- s# T8 b' r5 ^% URotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees./ \1 _' [2 }2 s J$ P
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