Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
New Year's Eve in Brussels
We are pleased to anounce the release of a MetrO database for the special New Year's Eve service in Brussels (Belgium): the subway will run until 6 AM, a few trams until 1:30 AM (1:40 AM for the 4 & 33 shuttles) and the "Noctis" night buses until 5 AM (but they will not go to the city centre before 1:40 AM). Transportation will be free during this time.
Download the "Bruxelles Réveillon" file here (also available on i-MetrO for the WEB, WAP & i-Mode).
This database has been built in a rush and may contain errors despite my efforts to make it as accurate as possible. I apologize in advance...
Download the "Bruxelles Réveillon" file here (also available on i-MetrO for the WEB, WAP & i-Mode).
This database has been built in a rush and may contain errors despite my efforts to make it as accurate as possible. I apologize in advance...
Saturday, December 27, 2008
New Year's Eve in Paris
We are pleased to anounce the release of a MetrO database for the special New Year's Eve service in Paris (France): a selection of subway and railway lines will operate after the end of the regular service as well as most of the usual "Noctilien" night bus lines (with modified routes on some of them). All the RATP & SNCF services will be free from 5PM on 12/31 to noon 01/01.
Download the "Paris Nuit Festive" file here (also available on i-MetrO for the WEB, WAP & i-Mode).
This database has been built in a rush and may contain errors despite my efforts to make it as accurate as possible. I apologize in advance...
Download the "Paris Nuit Festive" file here (also available on i-MetrO for the WEB, WAP & i-Mode).
This database has been built in a rush and may contain errors despite my efforts to make it as accurate as possible. I apologize in advance...
Friday, December 26, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. It also accounts for Sunday service being applicable on New Year's day.
Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, January 2.
Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, January 2.
Rhein-Neckar
It looks like some changes have affected the tram network in Mannheim (Germany), included in our "Rhein-Neckar" database.
A. Herr helped with the changes and provided the night bus lines for our file.
A. Herr helped with the changes and provided the night bus lines for our file.
Paris (night bus)
While preparing a database for the New Year's eve service, I have discovered a few minor bugs and changes on the "Noctilien" (night bus) service in Paris (France).
Thursday, December 25, 2008
New York
I. Salom complained - with reason - about inconsistencies in the naming of some stations in our database for New York (USA), with, for example, "14 St" on the subway and "14th Street" on the PATH.
Therefore, I have streamlined most of the names, removing the ordinal symbols and generalizing the "St" symbol (without a '.') for "Street".
If you have entered some of those stations in your address book, remember you will have to change them (and I apologize for the inconvenience).
I take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Therefore, I have streamlined most of the names, removing the ordinal symbols and generalizing the "St" symbol (without a '.') for "Street".
If you have entered some of those stations in your address book, remember you will have to change them (and I apologize for the inconvenience).
I take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Kazan
At the end of the week, a new station will open on the (single) subway line of Kazan (Russia).
St Petersburg
A new subway line has opened last week-end in St Petersburg (Russia), overtaking part of an existing one.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
MetrO 5.7.3
The new release of MetrO is out, with major updates on a few cities and minor updates on a number of others.
The details are available here and you can download the packages from our home page.
The details are available here and you can download the packages from our home page.
Friday, December 19, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. It also accounts for Sunday service being applicable on Christmas day.
Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 26.
Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 26.
Berlin (works)
Service on lines U6 & U8 in Berlin (Germany) is back to normal this morning. The entire network is now operating normally (except for a few bus disruptions, not implemented in our database), until January.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) January 4.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) January 4.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Paris (works)
Tomorrow morning, station Bolivar (line 7bis) will reopen in Paris (France) and the entire network will run normal services until January (unless something happens in the meantime). Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) January 5.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) January 5.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Paris (bus)
The bus network in Paris (France) has seen a few minor changes lastly (on lines 42 & 88).
Lausanne
After the opening last October of a new subway line in Lausanne (Switzerland), the rest of the public transportation network has undergone a major overhaul this morning.
Because of the extent of these changes, we give you the opportunity to update your Metro database today: either use our online update services or just download the new file.
Because of the extent of these changes, we give you the opportunity to update your Metro database today: either use our online update services or just download the new file.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Slovakia
P. Absolon sent yet another series of updates for various cities in Slovakia: Košice, Piestany, Považská Bystrica, Trencin and Trnava.
New York
A. H. Li reports a few changes on the New Jersey Transit timetables, for our New York (USA) database.
Friday, December 12, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 19.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 19.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Paris (works)
Tomorrow morning, station Poissonnière (line 7) will reopen in Paris (France). Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) December 16.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) December 16.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Berlin
O. C. Spauka announces a few changes on the bus and tram network in Berlin (Germany), planned on December 14.
Hambourg
L. Freund reports changes in Hambourg (Germany), including a S-Bahn extension to the airport.
Friday, December 05, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
The MTA having changed the format of the advisories on their web site, it has become a nightmare to maintain this file. I don't know if I will be able to keep up with this...
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 12.
The MTA having changed the format of the advisories on their web site, it has become a nightmare to maintain this file. I don't know if I will be able to keep up with this...
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 12.
Paris (works)
Evening works on the RER C have ended in Paris (France). Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) December 9.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) December 9.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Slovakia
P. Absolon sent a batch of minor updates for 5 cities in Slovakia: Bratislava (again), Piešťany, Prievidza, Prešov and Žilina.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Paris (works)
Subway stations Porte Dorée (line 8) & Buzenval (line 9) have reopened this morning in Paris (France). Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) December 5.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) December 5.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Nancy
Julien V. spotted a typo in our database for Nancy (France) and I fixed a few additional ones I found myself.
Bratislava
P. Absolon reports changes on 2 bus routes, as well as a new line, in Bratislava (Slovakia).
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Dresden
After the major update to our file for Dresden (Germany) released this month, H. Geisler noticed a few more required adjustments on the data.
Belgrade
After creating the database for Belgrade (Serbia), Dachaz sent a few additional minor updates and fixes.
Friday, November 28, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA (however the advisories being dated Nov 26, I can't be sure erverything is correct). Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 5.
Next update planned on or around Friday, December 5.
Paris (works)
The evening works on the RER B line in Paris (France) have ended. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) December 2.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) December 2.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Metz
With the help of C. Contal, I have checked our database for Metz (France) and fixed a lot of errors and updates.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Hannover
L. Freund prepared an update for our file for Hannover (Germany), with changes planned on the S-Bahn network next month.
Friday, November 21, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 28.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 28.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Paris (works)
The works affecting lines 3b, RER A & T4 these last days in Paris (France) are now finished. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 27.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) November 27.
Wien/Vienna
Albin noticed that we missed a few changes after the opening of the new tram ring lines in Wien/Vienna (Austria).
Monday, November 17, 2008
MetrO 5.7.2
The new release of MetrO is out, with 3 new networks (Belgrade, Phoenix & the Mexico UNAM), major updates on a few cities and some updates on the Symbian & Windows Mobile versions of the program.
The details are available here and you can download the packages from our home page.
The details are available here and you can download the packages from our home page.
Paris (works)
The works of the week-end on lines 1 & 3 in Paris (France) ended but the line 3bis will be closed on Tuesday evening. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 20.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) November 20.
Berlin (works)
Service on line M1 in Berlin (Germany) is back to normal this morning. Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) December 19.
Next update planned on (or around) December 19.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Istanbul
L. Freund suggested some additions and changes on our database for Istanbul (Turkey). However, there are still some uncertainties on various aspects of this transportation network (i.e. different sources with entirely different options)...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Paris (works)
Next week in Paris (France), disruptions will affect the RER B to/from the Roissy Airport (after 22:30 from Sunday to Thursday, except Wednesday) and the RER A to/from Cergy and Poissy (after 22:30 on Tuesday & Wednesday).
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 16.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) November 16.
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 21.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 21.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Paris (works)
The works of the long week-end in Paris (France) ended but station Franklin D. Roosevelt on line will close tonight until Sunday, line 3 will not run between Opera & République next week-end and the RER C will not run between Austerlitz and Invalides on weekdays late evening.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 14.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) November 14.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Trams in France
E. Descheres has checked the tram networks in France and found a few minor errors in our databases for Lille, Nancy, Nantes and St Etienne.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Paris (works)
Works on line T4 in Paris (France) are finished but this week-end, line 6 will not run between Etoile & Raspail (until 11/11) and some rail services around Mitry-Claye will be unavailable (Saturday and Sunday).
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 11.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) November 11.
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 14.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 14.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Paris
Air France has set up a new airport bus service in Paris (France), between Etoile and the Orly Airport.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Belgrade
Dachaz sent data for the tram, trolley and bus network in Belgrade (Serbia). Unfortunately there are too many lines to fit into a database and we will have to keep only a selection.
I also encountered a problem in Windows with the Serbian locale. If any developper could help me with that: the "setlocale" function does not accept "Serbian" as a language, although it works with Slovak, Czech...
I also encountered a problem in Windows with the Serbian locale. If any developper could help me with that: the "setlocale" function does not accept "Serbian" as a language, although it works with Slovak, Czech...
Porto
G. Martins-Coelho has started building the bus network to be added to our database for Porto (Portugal).
Dresden
H. Geisler prepared an update for our database for Dresden (Germany), in preparation of the network changes planned on November 29.
Friday, October 31, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 7.
Next update planned on or around Friday, November 7.
Paris (works)
Service on the RER C line in Paris (France) is now entirely restored. Works will affect SNCF service between Tournan & Coulommiers next week and the T4 will be replaced by a bus on Wednesday & Thursday evenings.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) November 6.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) November 6.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Berlin (works)
Tomorrow morning in Berlin (Germany), service on subway lines U1 & U2 will be restored and works will affect a new section on line U8 (Hermannplatz - Moritzplatz) on Sunday to Thursday after 22:00.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) November 17.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) November 17.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Shanghai
It's probably an effect of the law of series: I received yet another update for the subway network of Shanghai (China), from P. Karger.
Paris (works)
Disruptions on subway line 3 in Paris (France) ended this morning. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 30.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) October 30.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Phoenix, AZ
A new light rail will open in Phoenix, AZ (USA) at the end of the year. I created a small database for the city, with a number of places of interest.
Braunschweig
L. Freund sent a few additional fixes and updates for our database for Braunschweig (Germany), after the previous overhaul.
Berlin (works)
Service on subway line U2 in Berlin (Germany) will be replaced by a shuttle bus between Alexanderplatz & Spittelmarkt from tomorrow morning to Friday morning.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 31.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 31.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Paris (works)
The works on the RER C line in Paris (France) are going on but on a different section, next week. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 26.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).
Next update planned on (or around) October 26.
New York (works)
The MTA web site is back online... Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 31.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 31.
Friday, October 24, 2008
New York (works)
As every Friday, I have been trying to build a New York (USA) database including the MTA advisories for next week. However, the MTA web site has suddenly stopped responding... I'm sorry but the update will have to wait until tomorrow morning (Paris time).
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Paris (works)
In Paris (France), subway line 3 will not run between Opéra & République during the coming week-end and station George V (line 1) will be closed on Wednesday evening.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 24.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) October 24.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Mexico UNAM
Humberto sent data for the bus network running around the central campus of the UNAM, the main university in Mexico City (Mexico).
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Paris (works)
Station Tuileries (line 1) in Paris (France) will reopen tomorrow morning. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 24.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) October 24.
Valencia
I have been warned of major changes in Valencia (Spain) but, unfortunately, without any detailed data. I have taken care of a new tram line but it appears the bus network needs a complete rewrite and, with updates in so many city at this time of the year, I can't spend the time to do it myself...
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Mexico City
Tests have begun on 2 new stations of the suburban railway line in Mexico City (Mexico). Although they are not entirely operational, I have updated our database.
Bratislava
Our database for Bratislava (Slovakia) was getting old, so P. Absolon sent a completely new version...
Wien/Vienna
D. Howarth alerts us about changes on tram lines 1 & 2 in Wien/Vienna (Austria), that will occur at the end of the month.
Paris (bus)
Two bus lines (58 & 82) in Paris (France) have had their routes slightly changed at the beginning of October.
Paris (works)
Disruptions on lines RER A & T4 in Paris (France) ended last night. Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 19.
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) October 19.
Berlin (works)
Disruptions in Berlin (Germany) are evolving on subway line U8 (between Hermannplatz & Hermannstraße on weekday evenings) and on tram line M1 (between Oranienburger Tor & Zionskirchplatz). Service on tram line 12 is back to normal.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 31.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 31.
Friday, October 17, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 24.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 24.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
London
Following my previous post about the London (England) subway network, I have decided to ignore the alerts about the limited interchange at Bank & Monument stations (many users report interchange is actually possible, although not always straightforward).
You may download the new version of our database here or with our online update services.
You may download the new version of our database here or with our online update services.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Shanghai
It appears one subway line in Shanghai (China) has been significantly extended a long time ago (2 years?). Z. Zhou finally sent us an alert about the fact!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
London
Station Shepherd's Bush (Central line) in London (England) has reopened but it looks like a lot more changes are required on our database:
- Station Wood Lane opened on the Hammersmith & City line;
- Station Shepherd's Bush on the Hammersmith & City line has been renamed to Shepherd's Bush Market;
- Station Tower Gateway on the DLR is closed until April 2009;
- No interchange is possible at Bank & Monument except between the DLR and the Northern line.
I still have some doubts about the Wood Lane opening and the extent of the interchange limitations at Bank & Monument (do they mean between Bank & Monument or all interchanges?): if someone could provide details, I would be able to publish new files without risking making big mistakes. Thanks in advance!
- Station Wood Lane opened on the Hammersmith & City line;
- Station Shepherd's Bush on the Hammersmith & City line has been renamed to Shepherd's Bush Market;
- Station Tower Gateway on the DLR is closed until April 2009;
- No interchange is possible at Bank & Monument except between the DLR and the Northern line.
I still have some doubts about the Wood Lane opening and the extent of the interchange limitations at Bank & Monument (do they mean between Bank & Monument or all interchanges?): if someone could provide details, I would be able to publish new files without risking making big mistakes. Thanks in advance!
Prague
F. Kadlek reports the opening of a new tram section in Prague (Czech Republic), leading to some changes on a few lines.
Monday, October 13, 2008
i-MetrO unvailable
Because of a deployment error last night, i-MetrO has been unavailable for a few hours. It is now running again and I will try to be extra-careful next time...
My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Paris (works)
Tomorrow morning in Paris (France), part of the disruptions on line RER C will end but station Tuileries (line 1) will close next week-end, works will affect line T4 (on Wednesday & Thursday evenings), line RER A to Cergy and Poissy (on weekdays evenings).
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
Next update planned on (or around) October 17.
Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:
- Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
- Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) October 17.
Berlin (works)
Normal service on lines M10 & Tram 21 in Berlin (Germany) will be restored tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, service on lines M1 & Tram 12 will be interrupted between Am Kupfergraben & Zionskirchplatz for the week.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 17.
Download the new "works" database here or with our usual online update services.
Next update planned on (or around) October 17.
Los Angeles
J. Abbate provided data for an additional local bus line in Los Angeles (USA), giving access to the Bob Hope airport in Burbank.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Ulaanbaator
R. Budzul reported an error on the russian version of our database for Ulaanbaator (Mongolia), due to an incorrect encoding.
Friday, October 10, 2008
New York (works)
Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 17.
Next update planned on or around Friday, October 17.
Baku
A new subway station opened in Baku (Azerbaijan) and it was an occasion to clean-up our database (which still only contains 2 subway lines).
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Kapsys chooses MetrO for its new GPS
Kapsys has unveiled its new device, the Kapten, a small and light stand-alone GPS mainly targeting pedestrians, cyclists and other urban users, entirely controlled by voice commands.
Thanks to our MetrO technology, the Kapten becomes the first GPS device offering multi-modal guiding and navigation, combining car, bike, walk, roller, subway...
Thanks to our MetrO technology, the Kapten becomes the first GPS device offering multi-modal guiding and navigation, combining car, bike, walk, roller, subway...
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