新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
$ B3 Q: a3 E* ]& `* A8 {2 KAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
; y$ V% i' \$ g w; v' oA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
+ P' w0 `% B5 P, C. z/ LA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
. S, J+ d' c) V, H1 jFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.0 n# @- B+ w) f+ H- x( c
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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' h1 h5 s, `+ N1 w' @" FSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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7 k- z. [- J& ~0 T9 [1 U0 JSingle ticket $3 $3 ' z- F8 c" u+ j0 W
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
1 i/ ^/ P1 N8 g) I% ?4 I3 T10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 0 v& u5 a8 U7 h2 m$ s' j. k; x
Unlimited Evenings
+ w9 E$ `( _1 B(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
6 m7 ]& G# \) {! P' n" sOne-day $9 $10
- u' G! ~, s$ r3 A' k% yUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
0 S& B" s1 T$ H3-day $18 $18 ; n" |( J6 L# |% k* N+ m4 U
Weekly CAM
3 o- _7 j+ |% j; D f* `) V; o (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
; r( o) ~; z$ T9 P* G# D0 mMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 ; I% x+ q9 r' {! h" [" v! A$ x3 S
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 ' e" x' a" _/ R5 e2 D' v. T
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.( n4 ^2 c3 |' b. G
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6 h5 q1 r! e: W% a3 X) u“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.; w5 d+ N7 e v5 G V: M7 a5 o. l
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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+ G: T, S5 L' J0 M/ p4 YBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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0 O* `$ _7 j3 L% A5 C: f“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?8 P# e: k! X6 {+ F- o! n
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.
* {; q/ t3 G0 d4 a+ ARotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.6 }( M) ^9 K; j6 c7 z3 G/ M
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