新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.4 @6 v/ H4 H) I; ~. [2 D
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
% l$ y4 H0 ?" I+ d7 v; x3 G4 o/ FA weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.% F/ T6 q& X: ?) j6 [
A ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.
) U3 m. C' G4 o6 S, X9 s) G) q- xFor students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.% d7 G. P4 Y& t# V$ W
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.
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7 v1 K! |0 q9 S9 D2 lSingle ticket $3 $3 % o) k& E0 H5 N2 Q/ r' n. G* S+ c
2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 / | ^7 g/ ^8 S2 N% ]2 ~4 e
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
6 k1 t0 l$ z3 K) R" Y) s( q# i# Y2 y4 NUnlimited Evenings
8 s& V( s- s! `. _; O(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5
$ M" L9 Y, P+ F; F7 J; \One-day $9 $10
% e/ y7 @4 t+ K$ r6 jUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
5 B2 j. D. g) W: M3-day $18 $18 ) B' C& P' d5 u/ r
Weekly CAM
: Z/ `5 x3 Y0 N9 g8 K& S# { (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
# n4 r ~6 e. I6 {/ `/ ?Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 4 i/ m3 g$ k9 l- {5 g! t) r# v
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 5 u9 S! K& a! P2 O3 l$ Q
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal.; l+ @" `0 V6 s% y `
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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.8 S! ^& [) C& @3 y8 s3 F3 A
- u7 W4 d6 g6 F. i6 x$ \! ?STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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' E% J; M4 A! i1 t9 R hBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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. t; a6 L/ M9 j: }8 S; h“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.9 X, l! K/ R7 s* d# n
( E6 X) c2 [2 S6 o6 i3 yService cuts too?
7 Q% k/ J% ]2 B! u6 ]& b( 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.8 S7 }+ V; y- f0 _% m! [7 l
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., ]: S# `" Y \
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