Marseille

The tram is back in Marseille (France) after the last line of the old network was closed back in 2003. The new line was inaugurated today and will start operating next Wednesday (July 4).

The tram line is now in our database and we also updates the bus lines that have already been added with the recent efforts from C. Contal.

Toulouse

Next Monday, a new subway line in Toulouse (France) will open (it is inaugurated right now) and the network bus will be completely transformed as well. Our database is ready, thanks to some help from M. Dulerm & E. Osei Acquah.

Madrid

The new tram in Parla ("Tranvía de Parla") has opened and was added to our database for Madrid (Spain). Information by N. Knapp.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the week-end.
For next week, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accurately handle the specific services on July 4 & 5.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, July 2.

Bogotá

Along with some recent changes on the bus network in Bogotá (Colombia), reported by G. Valbuena, I have checked and updated the entire file for older service modifications and a few errors.

Paris (works)

After beeing inaugurated yesterday, the new "Olympiades" station on line 14 opens today in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks - not usable on a Palm device)
  

Next update planned on or around July 1.

New York (works)

The rest of the advisories for this week have been added to the special "works" version of our New York (USA) database.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday June 29.

Amsterdam, Brussels

I fixed minor errors on our files for Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Brussels (Belgium). M. Hewitt reported on the latter.

Paris (works)

Station "Place d'Italie" is closed on line 5 in Paris (France), for the summer. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks - not usable on a Palm device)
  

Next update planned on or around June 26.

Shenzhen

A new station has opened on the Shenzhen (China) metro.

Kuala Lumpur

"Sabre23t" has prepared data for many additional bus lines in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), along with a few minor changes on the existing information.

Chicago

I fixed a few minor mistakes in our data for Chicago (USA).

Caen

After our last check, many errors and inacuracies remained in our database for Caen (France). It should be quite all right now...

Boston

M. Guyton provided data for adding 2 bus lines to our Boston (USA) database and I completed that with 2 "Crosstown Transit" bus lines.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the coming week (except for a few of them that will come later).

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, June 25.

Paris - Fête de la Musique 2007

Once again, for the "Fête de la Musique" (World Music Day) a special transport service will run in Paris (France) during the night of June 21st to 22nd.

We have prepared the corresponding file for Métro, covering the subway, RER, Transilien (suburban railway) & Noctilien (night bus) services.

Download ParisNuitFestive.pdb or discover the service on i-Métro (also available on the i-Mode and WAP versions, of course).

Colmar

E. Biellmann has updated the database for the bus network in Colmar (France), with the summer service that will start in early July.

Valenciennes

L. Freund has prepared the data for the tram line in Valenciennes (France).

Marseille

C. Contal has started the long task of preparing the data for the bus network in Marseille (France). We now have about 20 lines, to add to the existing subway network.

San Francisco

E. Scott reports the closing on July 1st of the Atherton - Redwood City shuttle, for our San Francisco (USA) database.

Philadelphia

On a routine check, I found and fixed a few errors and inaccuracies in our data for Philadelphia (USA).

New York (works)

A little late because I was away without any net connection, the special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the coming week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, June 22.

Landerneau & Brest

M. Pouliquen reports some changes on the bus networks in Landerneau and Brest (France), including the re-opening, in July, of the "beaches bus" in the latter city.

Madrid

Station "Marqués de Vadillo" on line 5 in Madrid is closed for about 2 monthes. Information by N. Knapp.

Luxembourg

J. Abbate noticed a bug in our database for Luxembourg, when displaying the lines list (I think the route calculation is not affected).

Topoľčany

P. Absolon has provided the data for the town Topoľčany (Slovakia), in the Nitra region.

West Los Angeles

J. Abbate reported a change in some bus service in Santa Monica, CA which is included in our database for West Los Angeles (USA).

New York

G. Bragge reported a minor error in our database for New York (USA).

i-MetrO on Netvibes

Our online service, i-MetrO, is now officially available as a Netvibes module:

London

The Silverlink North London line in London (UK) has been shortened almost 6 monthes ago. I have been informed only today by R. Drake...

Help for Contributors

I have significantly enhanced our guidelines for Contributions, with an actual data example, extensively commented. I hope it will make it easier for you to understand how to help us!

Toronto & Vancouver

There are a few minor changes on the networks of Toronto & Vancouver (Canada).

MetrO 5.5.2

The new version of MetrO is now available, with 4 new cities (Alicante in Spain, Leuven in Belgium, Paderborn in Germany and the San Luis Obispo / Santa Maria area in California, USA) and many other updates.

See our home page for details and downloads.

London

Station "Regent's Park", on the Bakerloo line, will reopen Tuesday in London (UK).

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the coming 7 days.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, June 15.

Paderborn

W. Klein provided the data for the bus network of Paderborn (Germany).

Berlin

Besides a pair of minor changes on some routes, M. Ciesielski has completely rewritten the list of "POIs" (places of interest) for Berlin (Germany), taking into account the tram and bus routes included in the database and adjusting the walk times from these stops to the places themselves.

Prague

P. Zdenìk sent us an update for one of the tram lines in Prague (Czech Republic), whose route has changed.

Amsterdam

K. de Bondt reports the opening of a new bus line in Amsterdam (Netherlands).

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for this week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, June 8.

Paris (works)

Station "Opéra" is closed on line 7 and service on line 14 is restored in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks - not usable on a Palm device)
  

Next update planned on or around July 1 or before, depending on the RATP planning which is not published in advance anymore.

Update on June 11: the next release is now planned on June 25...

San Francisco

The VTA light rail "Santa Clara" station has reopened in the San Francisco area (USA).

Newcastle upon Tyne

M. Dulerm has worked on a restructuring of our database for Newcastle upon Tyne (UK).

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for this week-end (because of the number of disruptions planned, the changes for next week will come with another release).

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, June 4.