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.
As 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.
- ?6 ~- I) W- _9 J; ^  x# BA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
( m( T" ?1 f( P# ~% MFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
4 r3 Q* T8 c( l: k2 ^, r# ~' J, wThe 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

Single ticket

$3

$3

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

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

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

, g: J: t6 i; H+ I8 XVice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.
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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.
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0 w- U, J+ b- |0 y" oSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.

. O) W7 t, X( }- dBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.

: s) }$ ]( }, q4 M% k+ K“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.

8 M# G5 {$ p# g4 O- k8 EService 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.
6 j- B$ e9 }' C5 @0 ]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.
; `4 T/ x6 n: r; Q& x[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-fares-going-up-in-the-new-year-1.2469475][/url]
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