新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
) t0 O/ ^7 u z0 C! C2 x* GAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.; [1 Y' H# |9 p2 N. N/ } p
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
4 l) F, v2 Z S: G) HA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10. [5 d2 T* U5 M* a* g, {0 {
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50./ ~) C+ ~3 p9 ?9 [* j7 Q
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3. S0 h$ }, I* _4 g" R
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013
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. Y+ p/ A/ C2 X: P/ `" k+ U8 ESingle ticket $3 $3
. |. b4 [# D6 I* Z( I2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
" P9 `0 n1 @. s; T& K; l10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
m$ ^1 ~2 j P: M* gUnlimited Evenings
; a6 r' q0 T% V5 o4 ], k- v" c(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
0 G8 ~) [+ t+ AOne-day $9 $10
/ R+ x/ |+ [( L7 O+ s. FUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
( m) T+ v- n6 E- Q: ^! B( z6 q* b3-day $18 $18
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(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 & v! V: F1 b( _/ Z
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 / p5 `' C1 N# w* G( x+ F
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 B: q1 U" W ~# g o; Z$ ?7 f, b
TRAM 3
- H5 L. N; q2 U" y( W7 u(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 ( x: `: `' Q9 l
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.# A+ u6 U; i7 g! {$ q3 _
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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 $16-million budget shortfall./ I* n% t& `9 o# j+ u2 V0 {
- Z$ }$ @# r" vBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.& u/ e( C1 M/ C7 T* i
$ ^0 X% D& O2 G9 ~- O/ B! t( M“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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# q9 r! _: l- W. H h8 l: ?& KSTM 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.4 X' }; R3 z; j- y' F* k
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.: i3 d' ]! I, T8 n2 F6 \
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