新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
* w) A3 a" j8 n# FAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
, R! E2 [, V3 I! o+ OA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.0 Z! _# h+ i" N# ]/ \
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
/ \! a6 G5 ^7 t- LFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
, _7 d- n- Y2 k3 H# oThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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9 H" U3 u! j2 M% d1 e7 _* jSTM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013: U) O. l. O" T* s: j) ^% M
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, M/ k7 e: [5 @ C0 NSingle ticket $3 $3
& S# O3 ^+ p: T/ ?' E! Y$ R9 V( |2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
8 H8 b. K1 _" l/ Y6 B G0 S10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 - D) a% |7 @- N* o# s$ S
Unlimited Evenings
, n/ ?# t4 [5 Z! x T9 @(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 a4 T) u$ V j4 M8 i# |
One-day $9 $10 / [# T2 E. c( q& S
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
0 w# `4 `# J, k* G \ A$ |- g3-day $18 $18
- [" c# x+ N# ~: k$ H7 rWeekly CAM
8 W& H& ~9 q8 f0 K% G w (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 9 e* i% _# g1 R+ W2 O
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
. E: g" s1 H( P- [+ X3 u8 o& A2 S747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
/ _/ o! Y, l; i( t. b1 m1 QTRAM 39 S2 x' v2 `+ }- ?
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 4 T0 P$ Z, M8 ^- r
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.$ `; g& w+ N* Z
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2 ~7 [. H- [ ?! g( @8 d$ l/ _: A“"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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+ D$ g/ k# N+ F, u3 l+ [+ |% Z% RSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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% c% L+ X! ^+ q- P“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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5 v, n8 v* x+ e$ q$ \2 W+ f S8 {; Y+ RService cuts too?
9 |/ t$ w9 P' w( e, CSTM 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.2 u5 ]" L- E& F+ T% u. I
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.6 X; Y; N9 d. v" K$ }- @/ t/ ` k
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