新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
) Z1 h! [7 T& f( P1 ]$ d9 e! o& v& V. YAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
% n1 G F# P( Y+ C! VA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
6 P5 h* i! ?, N) ]- ~5 | }A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
/ x, B5 K/ h8 ~ U0 a* yFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.( g: ~& {6 p) x# U
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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Single ticket $3 $3
% p) R4 Q. W |- L y: U8 Q2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
2 ^* b1 b' ^3 m" ?0 E; m10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
3 u0 J; B* C# P- f, ZUnlimited Evenings 7 }$ ~- R2 J* J
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
P" v% h" N' ~+ u7 G! \5 m' OOne-day $9 $10 : j: s! H- u6 {7 A; ^
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 ! Q" T) s! Z* U/ G
3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
; ^; @' C0 `# B& QMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
' ?$ n4 v) i. t8 Q747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 0 G+ i* ~. N2 g \' i
TRAM 3- o3 O+ `9 ~: |1 K9 x0 c
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
. u- e! V* E ?Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.7 p# `4 @/ [" f" M! f3 H
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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.* S( } x9 s* ?3 d9 |, E. h( X& w
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.: ^) N6 q3 `7 W. y2 @; _" y a
: W2 \: H+ s! _, kBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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- d- ~7 u* v1 y“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.* u7 {) C/ `( y+ y; O1 M2 y5 X
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Service cuts too?6 Z3 v+ i% ?, J, T' p6 K- m
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.. ?0 w/ S+ q/ O) |
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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