新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
1 K0 n3 F$ L, \; O' iAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
6 v- b# k1 G- W/ Q" aA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.7 C& H3 c4 F/ h5 \
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.- s! r( i6 K$ }; r6 z, L! U6 D
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.0 c, A- w2 {3 U
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.' P) k6 N. T$ P) Q: J, ]2 \; E. g
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Single ticket $3 $3 : u" P8 \; ?( g/ k8 V F; h
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 * C( B8 G) O, t" t' i: z
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
# h9 Q( \2 u% z8 m, ?! N; r. hUnlimited Evenings 0 K+ `8 C" d6 ] D: a: Q5 N/ t+ @3 o
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 d+ V# n; c1 b3 N9 T
One-day $9 $10 1 d7 }7 n. `+ h7 Z B; s& p1 l' h3 ]
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
/ t; _( p! b3 P% e" R3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 4 [: c, T* q& H4 N6 K" X
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
# ~$ @' b3 z+ Z8 z% ~: Z2 q& q* M" K747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
2 R+ |, o: P o7 }0 p uTRAM 39 C$ d/ T8 R; A- Q' n& |
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
. q: d) E- }" X4 D4 JVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.
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1 o; }% h, J$ R6 e9 Q' ]+ p0 p1 rSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.5 x3 R& h7 `9 q/ }4 }. H
; }* o( p: N/ E0 BBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.5 W2 v7 P+ a& M, O: L8 G0 c
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Service cuts too?
0 a8 K$ _# }# ]/ K( g) }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.+ r i# g9 L4 B9 V: m# H* v
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 ^* y z$ t& Y; ], g5 T4 O5 w
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