新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.
! @; h9 p {8 D0 \ VAs of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
" w5 r* e; W4 X. g3 C/ p8 ]A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
+ V4 `2 Y: _$ }' G% DA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
# C# z( {6 W/ q! s- z; [3 a' J" GFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
. a0 M6 P" V3 G! r9 J& T* l. BThe price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3. ^5 |" o3 g( U$ y5 h+ {. A& E
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STM fares: 2013 vs. 2014 Type of fare Price in 2013! `* C" l6 b+ X$ d: t
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5 P" P) S& T8 Q1 x; b& ZSingle ticket $3 $3 3 R' g/ c. B2 f, [
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 6 `2 e$ i6 M5 F3 _$ c6 }
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50 ' o! M* y; |4 j/ b
Unlimited Evenings
) I# ]! S5 R5 c r8 f* A) I(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
) u6 L" l* h' ]3 X$ ?4 ]) `, @One-day $9 $10
; y+ E* x+ U" R& z: W, }/ rUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
( J* @+ t! V( [& t3-day $18 $18
: |' D6 _, s9 C* v9 [) XWeekly CAM1 h) g3 \+ d$ a2 k, u3 e5 d( F( A
(Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
; R% \$ _- _9 D* o" \3 J1 r1 KMonthly CAM $77 $79.50 + U' m. c, ^/ ^' I
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10 & u y0 T- P- E1 @9 _, b% l
TRAM 3
( C6 z: x B8 P# A# \(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 1 g2 S& v3 Z: [7 m8 J8 Q1 Y
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.7 t( J. ~3 y6 z7 H/ [0 Z, |" j: K
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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.& T+ d/ v) [* S8 Q: z! |/ g, p7 b/ v
7 D' w- C y2 P/ {3 RSTM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.4 D' Z$ [; e8 {; h& e6 t
3 I! q+ q6 T+ f& n z+ ~1 ?' qBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.5 ~; J/ z9 f! w' W0 | S5 ~
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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.
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0 _6 v% @) p7 T# {1 gService cuts too?
5 V5 \7 y/ j3 U& C1 a5 { 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.$ ]( d. @9 X- ]+ ^ r
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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