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.
* X  J+ H& h3 p$ A( ^$ j3 |9 e) vAs 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.
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.
9 `" e2 x' t6 Z( H6 ZThe 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

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2 tickets

$5.50

$5.50

10 tickets

$24.50

$25.50

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

$4

$5

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One-day

$9

$10

Unlimited Weekend

$12

$13

3-day

$18

$18

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Weekly CAM
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$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
7 L, W; z' ~- Y: s1 I: B$ M/ j(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil)

$121

$125

  a& x) d; h. P; u: L  d8 y% L0 ^# ?Vice-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.

. L% a  w* |: ?1 \. j- jSTM 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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& n9 Y0 Y  i1 D' `“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?
! |4 {1 O3 U9 xSTM 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.
5 x/ i+ ?* r) W; O" m% {0 WRotrand 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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