新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
3 t+ a, u/ O! B+ m9 kAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
( I1 D" t, y8 ?$ i. k8 O8 w9 cA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50." b9 M0 N. a T$ G' y- ]; L
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
O! P# o' ?# C% E" E2 Q gFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
. T' ]# Q% ~& qThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3./ B; u# O$ u" X% z
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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9 y" U4 d6 y. O/ Q( ^! V2 K YSingle ticket $3 $3 ; n; M% Y. s+ V
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
0 M- z7 R% s+ w4 _7 o' }( @4 ~$ ?10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 ; e/ y, \8 }) w. n% Y8 S( Z* k! z
Unlimited Evenings 1 J$ q$ _: p& A3 R' C
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 5 g1 D6 y* {" ^5 z+ f
One-day $9 $10
/ {6 ^* C# A0 K2 dUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 6 c$ g5 u3 h# c5 v/ [. X
3-day $18 $18 # W s( Z% S5 W1 A9 G D
Weekly CAM
* x" x& Y+ N$ o3 I5 r% d (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
7 g8 d+ J0 C" S7 D2 a2 X4 R1 U+ _Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 3 u$ p5 w* K# n8 K2 F
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
B. r5 H5 F: }! E8 t6 {% {Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.' y4 K1 c9 Z( C0 j
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4 W1 a& O' a7 T. i8 _0 P“"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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) [2 u- t' t( B) mSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.. V. b, _0 H r2 w7 t) o2 k
3 C7 `9 z G) D" [: jBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit. L- j! H+ \! t3 `: K
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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STM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.5 h! X# @1 Z& t& `6 T% p
Rotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees. |# ]5 E$ ?6 k' [: T l6 n
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