新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.& D" P$ E; @0 z! h) H: [0 o
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
j* h8 H. ]4 f T* S' M xA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
: N5 d4 ^- y' R+ `A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
0 V0 e/ `) n5 A. K- w6 \$ q1 yFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.4 l6 w* f/ u; a/ ]1 R
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3., |& o& R& }4 B
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7 a1 f! K" ` J" P$ wSingle ticket $3 $3
( A J, ~* s6 K+ \5 N2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
* B. `- A9 _: a10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
}3 C! c* D& W5 C: W9 ]4 ?3 C1 fUnlimited Evenings " t) N& C, H* _% P* ]
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 s b% C, s; Q, [" n9 E) A5 i1 P
One-day $9 $10
3 \: m3 _" f- ]% b( a3 sUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 & q; u: ~1 G2 l( K) B
3-day $18 $18 6 z. I/ @9 d% |; A6 w: q( \# v! N
Weekly CAM
5 a1 Q1 }7 B) @ (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 " q7 _( u& W4 T
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
# P, l, E9 E: Z. p- N( m3 {# |747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 v+ j% p- c/ B
TRAM 33 D% {& k: f [- p
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
+ t! T' |+ b8 k3 UVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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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 $16-million budget shortfall.' H2 B4 c# Q; R. @% J# h* W
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But the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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/ n& d+ |9 r/ I- f: N* ]“It's a little bit too much for us. In our opinion, we should not raise STM fees higher than inflation," said Projet Montréal councillor Craig Sauvé.
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Service cuts too?
9 u: u. U) Y+ G: ^9 |% YSTM officials say they still don’t know how much money the public transit corporation will get from the city of Montreal — the city has delayed releasing its 2014 budget until February.) e: d6 v9 q0 Z$ x+ r
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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