新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.9 y6 U! ]4 g3 T" c! |9 n6 A# s
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.$ E6 X9 a* G ~$ |
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.5 x. h/ V% z! P- R9 k+ m6 [
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.9 D* M! C- W6 e* K% ?5 t$ I
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.5 l+ J [' }& f3 b. _8 f
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 20135 ? m$ i' r& P+ g- W. F: |" U
Price in 2014, o6 G8 T$ h9 }" a) u
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Single ticket $3 $3
$ T5 F& H% v. m" L3 E* T2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
/ f0 Z H* r! T* r8 |5 j0 d) R, [10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
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0 g" P# q1 X3 u, s" ?(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 3 Y. H }( K" h; D. @$ c( H! d) a
One-day $9 $10
# }- W( t8 I; L& a1 n( _+ M" M( dUnlimited Weekend $12 $13 ) S/ V1 M. P; Y3 Z" W
3-day $18 $18 4 E0 U" e5 ~0 T5 q
Weekly CAM
3 a7 P R: O4 w- k (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50 / @8 j1 t- m% g
Monthly CAM $77 $79.50
. I8 r! T5 W0 C! l747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 " c- V" u4 Z! Z3 }3 t* n5 O' I# A; w
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}. O: e: T& Q0 Q(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 " A |! a4 u* w( R5 m7 z% @+ a
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal." I8 n9 M& l+ Q9 i1 G
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“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.; ^0 t' W3 z, r, C7 T4 F- W8 }
0 O) i% x2 m$ LSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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7 R9 c4 x) L/ \$ `, l+ i$ 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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5 ]! h3 e: p( a/ l5 O9 D! \% R/ g“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.' `; h9 p% i% g2 U j8 o
6 X. H% h8 e6 S, r% c2 E: q+ k& oService cuts too?( u+ l$ h9 e6 ]! Q4 {6 `
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.5 m" a5 |! H" u, o b! {* M$ L( d
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.0 w3 i2 A; s$ ?+ ^" [. b, ~2 U
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