新年月票涨 2.50$ Most Montrealers who use public transit will pay more for their commute starting in the new year.. e' x6 H: D0 H1 {8 j
As of Jan. 1, the price of a standard STM monthly pass will rise from $77 to $79.50.
: F+ h" D( |/ {+ L, b, `A weekly pass will go up from $23.75 to $24.50.
; l2 A# O; J3 z2 [; d, OA ticket to get on the 747 bus from downtown Montreal to the airport will go up a dollar — from $9 to $10.( A0 D0 V# H! j' i( R, I; z
For students and seniors, the price of a monthly pass will go from $45 to $47.50.3 \% Z- g# k/ E3 C
The price of a single fare remains unchanged at $3.8 j; [) i) Z+ ]8 T; _
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Price in 20145 m% S5 Z* I; I' o6 O$ [$ X
1 x8 h" L9 i! W. `3 |( F8 V" _. rSingle ticket $3 $3
$ F% h: c9 L! i, [5 S2 tickets $5.50 $5.50 " J3 H5 O- @9 g g3 S+ D
10 tickets $24.50 $25.50
+ H3 X; M/ E) h4 `9 O0 b( O+ b) CUnlimited Evenings
. e2 M6 H) I* P" u+ D+ O) G(6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) $4 $5 2 P5 ]2 Z0 Y( w5 y/ c, U
One-day $9 $10
9 j+ {- |* T: ?. GUnlimited Weekend $12 $13
: ]1 D0 ?, `" h$ |7 _/ o1 s3-day $18 $18 ) ?3 W- J0 c. a& U' N0 b3 R. J
Weekly CAM
6 E5 K# u" g6 p" m (Monday - Sunday) $23.75 $24.50
+ B! e7 V7 u: a# `Monthly CAM $77 $79.50 + Q; v7 v1 \$ j' N: L8 L
747 Trudeau Airport $9 $10
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: L4 j; S1 y l$ X4 a+ Y(monthly pass for Montreal, Laval & Longueuil) $121 $125 0 _6 g+ |8 h3 S4 [/ z
Vice-chair of the STM Marvin Rotrand says Montrealers are still getting a good deal., _ O( g$ z- Z$ r R" }/ c
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" Y( p( P" e) N8 A& B- D& h; A; f“"We will remain among the lowest fares in North America and the lowest of the major networks in Quebec," Rotrand said.2 l/ g% }# L9 a$ ^: x. W: w# e# K6 @
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STM officials say the fare hikes are necessary to make up for a $16-million budget shortfall.
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: @0 Q; n. I& d- f% bBut the opposition party Projet Montréal is worried the hikes are too significant, and will dissuade Montrealers from using public transit.
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8 b3 R+ r) _. u; 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.* ^4 G9 |* T: |6 E9 U. @. o
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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.! n9 a I2 _+ A! |
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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