新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
" @+ {: a9 y+ |As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.. a1 M, h0 t1 Z7 {. r# k' {
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.$ L, J. \8 x4 c, Z/ T' k1 `
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10. i& m8 d1 s& V/ n/ p
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.. i: O! G7 F( f" {
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.# B+ E+ q. e( q# O6 q; r
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Price in 2014
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Single ticket $3 $3
7 e8 W! W4 L! ^. c8 X3 p2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
, ?6 Q/ D! i g6 e% S10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 - {! x+ D4 f6 \+ Z
Unlimited Evenings & F% g0 }( l9 a
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
0 h% T7 d9 |* v! wOne-day $9 $10
" X7 O" L, L/ m1 A ~Unlimited Weekend $12 $13
4 F) e0 a+ l' O M/ k" r0 Y; U3-day $18 $18 ) O; Z, f" W# V( B7 _! W: Y
Weekly CAM2 |: ~% g/ L4 I6 F B" Z) b
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 d" D6 a6 V4 r( x
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 8 K/ x2 {. L( v" ^# I. N
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 7 s' L" I( |9 U9 ]5 X s, W
TRAM 34 @! \: s; r8 F2 f" H0 h
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 0 u" H9 n f! v0 k
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.2 g, z1 G7 l, [
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.$ W6 g, s. y! W) |
' }. ] w. a) f: _# F! [STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.5 _/ K$ c+ L/ ] ?: h
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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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9 A2 ?( d4 D* R, F9 F; Q“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?0 ]- k' e6 A3 |% T. Q
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.
* z4 ]7 m; ~0 HRotrand 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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