新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.- a1 }1 X7 ~( a+ e8 U: A
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
/ b+ ]" K4 v* N% dA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.( v4 Q# F. c" V
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.3 T4 q& r" y( |1 d
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
) w5 Y' |; G# J: b2 i" p" RThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.9 A1 K, b; }4 C( s2 T
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20134 ~( Z, T( n; X; I, X0 n
Price in 2014
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Single ticket $3 $3 ( e; e) Z' @5 p3 L! w) M
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 ! n5 K$ u( o+ p% B! e. b
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
7 y# f1 f) t* _% J3 D/ sUnlimited Evenings
9 u' V, x% T* y1 i(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
- y; R0 h% ^6 O" C! qOne-day $9 $10 , q! x2 @# O( T, B, k
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
1 e# s. ^# U4 g3-day $18 $18
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Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 2 @& [8 Y) |( X. g x: |
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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) Y/ |" K6 ?# l8 N; M8 q5 i$ x(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 2 }" Q- u( C3 {8 W" I$ T/ _% T$ Z
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.* H9 o0 J4 t1 u2 x% {
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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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{ u; }, ]6 r! |7 CSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.. |3 m5 y: Z/ O
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“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé. @ R8 b, i& g; g& ?8 h
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Service cuts too?
: H) t4 U& f' F+ E0 q' `STM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.
: C) p$ d9 |; j H; o J0 wRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.+ D, ^& C, [; k; I$ E4 X
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