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.
- ~0 u  u7 E8 LAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
  ^# t! Z' h7 A2 l- J$ OA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
# ~# g5 p4 f- `$ sFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
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
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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$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
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$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

TRAM 3
2 o5 H0 j4 O6 n9 P8 u(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

5 u* F' f" f% zVice-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 Q2 W. _5 U7 b% e" u, J7 g2 OSTM 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.
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9 A0 W, Q/ C! B* c" x. 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.
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Service cuts too?
/ _" D' F* m0 J; q3 X5 FSTM 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.
% T( Z' E/ @7 Y. P1 S8 kRotrand 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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