新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
8 A4 A0 n* O2 M; vAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.3 p; `, c" l2 T5 x/ w: B
A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.4 |, ]8 z+ A8 o
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
9 K( y. c- ]$ d0 W6 e) E$ TFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
5 e; N4 ^4 ^: S8 ?/ ^The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.( {( R7 I$ Y1 m c# l
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Price in 2014
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Single ticket $3 $3
& i8 _9 R }: ]: z2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 & d1 J( S0 ^9 r5 W) l
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
+ E6 s7 R+ b$ @" l R6 S4 yUnlimited Evenings 1 N' ~+ |; N3 X/ H# E
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
" L5 I1 I" f B: u& j/ ~9 cOne-day $9 $10 1 p) }! e; C0 n0 B3 U( t
Unlimited Weekend $12 $13 " _! l3 V2 K) H r7 J8 r5 S9 O
3-day $18 $18 - v9 G. ~) Y/ [( P
Weekly CAM- |; G$ v2 d/ ^1 l
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
; j. k/ ?+ E; k6 ?& eMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 . K3 j! g( `: }* P; U; C0 V- H
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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/ t5 x! ~* [) o* c+ H(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 1 C3 [& G+ H2 ] [2 u
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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3 J. {+ X4 j) l6 q: y“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.6 | [' b: q+ G6 v- k
. b9 o; c1 X# lSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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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.& c+ P1 `, }2 w9 w* n+ k
9 B% }1 f& b& O4 y; v& RService cuts too?
' b! E1 l! [" x) c3 ?* }8 }) oSTM 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.+ B: v# M: j3 U8 P. p1 W
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.
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