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.
* x8 ^) l( _& |( p2 \; z5 uAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
8 t6 R$ E) i% e5 CA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
, r- Z9 E* Y8 i4 H: l# p* vA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
# }% ^! O: E# T, U/ GFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
" n, p% j, e. k& Z2 TThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.

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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014

Type of fare

Price in 2013
Price in 2014
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Single ticket

$3

$3

2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

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10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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Unlimited Evenings
(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

$4

$5

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One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

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3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
                        (Monday - Sunday)

$23.75

$24.50

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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

4 \4 F% n% ?: _& q8 S( h. YVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.


“"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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+ l/ |) }" o7 G  S* r6 cSTM 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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+ g' E5 P/ ?  o/ {# }! ?9 {8 S“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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Service cuts too?
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.
$ T& g( v8 B; i/ k8 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.
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