新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
( E+ G, P; b+ }) n1 N9 {As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.& X3 a1 J' H; C8 u4 I( N
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50." c1 s- g6 J5 t, R2 N' d; F) b' f/ ?' b
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.7 ?8 q! i5 P5 d' a+ j- U! _
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
2 A: y6 M" u/ F$ p, p( U! e" N5 JThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013; I1 l% H K4 Q' @+ p* _2 y9 s: [
Price in 2014
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Single ticket $3 $3
8 N; | w* A4 w! A/ I$ J! }3 ]' L2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 ) i0 V8 f" {3 S, ~
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 - b6 ~( Z" z: ^& ?, i6 [+ ^
Unlimited Evenings
' ?7 Q) j+ C% H3 \ y& s$ H0 G: I(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
$ d u4 X# h5 ]1 KOne-day $9 $10
. |6 _9 Y) h' \, Z. \# LUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
. S4 d4 [" l% _8 U* n* ^! R3-day $18 $18 ( q _6 Q, C. Q) T# l' T
Weekly CAM
4 @/ s7 [% D4 z9 i4 I" L (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
! G; ~0 A' G8 |7 v! H7 P4 Q( P mMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 / D9 W" U. U. G! F
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 # s: B$ k4 k4 K3 u* ]. C1 M7 `# C/ L
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
9 S* Q6 F5 {. U v; j" t/ TVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.( W0 b/ M' c" c U, z) W3 X% a
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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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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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/ A8 [+ F& l: c8 GBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.3 h! }, L, }0 Y0 S6 A
9 i( S- u7 @/ E/ P- ~3 t/ `“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.2 R& w# g9 X6 d, F
$ J I+ J) U' x+ m/ rService cuts too?
Z7 T; A$ b+ Y$ eSTM 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.9 V) Q) F2 s2 J
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.
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