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.
# S# X5 K2 e* n; ^/ sAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
. l; }/ J5 M% D" {4 @, VA 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.
! n1 e" F/ g. M* BFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
0 \9 t+ G1 C& D9 VThe 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

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

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

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TRAM 3
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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: j4 ^% X9 n, g# b) Y' w/ J“"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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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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1 \9 m, J( I4 W- C. y( RBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

7 M/ |( x4 p$ y+ c3 X/ c' i! h( L% R“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.

8 {- u3 Z  y9 R2 G7 c2 r. BService cuts too?
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.
; t; E4 Y6 ]8 j" E8 g$ K- PRotrand 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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