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.
' v5 l# ?0 Y$ ]/ e3 _# NAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
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.
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
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Single ticket

$3

$3

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

Unlimited Evenings
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$4

$5

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One-day

$9

$10

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Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
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$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

( F$ y. @, |& X2 T8 {- qVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.

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8 y: k; c4 e+ a8 R  i/ ]% v, s“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.

0 A- ]* E  a$ @3 n/ H4 r1 T( ~STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

; v" A+ l& J& e( X, p# k! F" ]* i4 IBut 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.

Service cuts too?
* L& J# j0 {" ^4 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.
& N2 X3 M9 w1 U' m, J0 \+ b' s8 D+ bRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.
[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
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