新年月票涨 2.50$

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新年月票涨 2.50$

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Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
. L+ y" P/ y0 L0 @As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
/ L( ~, E* @% KA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
4 N4 V3 y6 L& U* @; kA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.

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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
Price in 2014

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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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TRAM 3
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

5 m7 n, D4 [0 m# p  n# x& X& PVice-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.

+ R* T( ~# F9 ~+ ^* C* JBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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7 ]3 P( _4 q/ c$ J" y7 C# H4 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.

Service cuts too?
; I. w, r) A9 n3 h- @5 r3 b7 }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.
) T% k2 U7 |3 B8 ERotrand 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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