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.
. U% `1 T+ F6 M% LA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
1 a, R1 \; E1 m( t2 X" g# s, WFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
5 \1 K1 I0 O+ K$ rThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
Price in 2014

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

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

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
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$121

$125

Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


% m7 J/ ~8 o8 W4 F7 o& n: L$ C& d“"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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5 g) ]+ G. J3 q' ~STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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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.

8 N+ X3 Y: \2 {# w“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?
* O+ l# @* Y% s0 Z8 P% t. BSTM 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) w$ C: b5 H: W2 C0 |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.
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