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.
+ o9 m; ]5 s( `& W' S! S$ vAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
8 A6 W+ }8 |7 Y# e# M( h# Q: d2 |A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
2 o4 O! m0 c$ z, Y/ t6 A/ [' P6 [A 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.
$ D7 F4 F6 I* C# O  o* D9 F& 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
Price in 2014

Single ticket

$3

$3

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

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Monthly CAM

$77

$79.50

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747 Trudeau Airport

$9

$10

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

$121

$125

Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


4 z. i* B& e0 \. _, z“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.

1 s; u2 X1 ?' x3 Y$ WSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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2 M( F: M* Z2 T8 w  o7 b+ HBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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“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.

3 R% `1 z$ ~4 \; K/ EService cuts too?
7 ~8 v* b5 O* d: K/ ~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.
8 Y3 e  L# F+ P# b6 pRotrand 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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