新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.$ \: ]! f' M0 G- t
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.& W9 O- F1 Z, M O
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.# L1 W7 S1 {0 o- t
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.) ?7 ?: i% h$ F
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
/ _% T( ?% q% HThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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9 V) t* R6 h+ S. gSingle ticket $3 $3
8 A$ T' |+ [! v- d2 tickets $5.50 $5.50
+ {5 f8 B" k! `10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 . q$ }% L( V: {
Unlimited Evenings + D! j- ^* j# j6 n, e
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 - M/ V! [1 _2 N6 Z
One-day $9 $10 : L2 W0 g& W8 |5 [. r; I4 d$ y& y
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 & Z0 C& {4 ^5 L6 s0 u
3-day $18 $18
5 I7 Z8 D# J) s5 r% gWeekly CAM, ~3 t/ _3 a6 _- b
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
1 B, k" H$ ^8 L# n# b) Y" PMonthly CAM $77 $79.50
! b6 {7 {& s+ u- r. I747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 : N7 V: g& o0 r% S3 D7 Q( Q! d
TRAM 3 ]6 O" K% J, F0 S
(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125
$ R8 u( x! M! y$ s: y/ [: O# aVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.9 }" ]3 l) l$ ]4 z
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' R0 t! z6 `. `- k h9 B q“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.3 N# _* k5 p, p7 v6 f
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall. ?" H1 k! ~0 N8 u U
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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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“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.2 U1 C# f! |, u+ \) N9 Z' g
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Service cuts too?( F! c a/ ~* w. s2 A+ Z
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.
* A7 a4 r* V1 ~' }! \8 ^: uRotrand says if the STM doesn't get the increase it asked for, it may have to cut services in addition to increasing its fees.1 v* `; ?$ C% K" \
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