Paris (works)

Tomorrow, station Notre-Dame des Champs on subway line 12 in Paris (France) will close for about 3 months. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• 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) April 8.

Berlin (works)

In Berlin (Germany), works on line U3 are extended until April 18 but another change is now affecting line U8 on Sunday to Thursday evenings. Download the temporary file here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around April 18.

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA (and, again, the explanations for lines 2 & 5 are not very clear). Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, April 4.

Recife

Linha Sul in the Recife (Brazil) metro network has been extended with 2 new stops.

London

Tomorrow, the new Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 will open and this affects some links in our London (England) database.

Paris (works)

Tomorrow, station Pont-Marie on subway line 7 in Paris (France) will reopen. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• 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) April 8.

Dresden

R. Lippold relayed a notice from H. Geisler about some errors in our database from Dresden (Germany), mostly typos and such.

Chicago

E. Cromey reminded me of the coming changes in Chicago (USA): the renovation works on the brown line are going forward and there will be service changes - 2 stations reopening and 2 closing - on next Sunday.

San Francisco

As promised last Wednesday an interim release of our database for San Francisco (USA) - with the end of the Twin Peaks tunnel closure on weekday evenings - is now available here or through our usual online update services.

Marseille

In addition to his latest report for the Marseille (France) network, C. Contal noticed a few more changes to some bus lines.

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Please note that there may be errors in our database because the MTA explanations for lines 2, 5 & E for weekday nights are less than clear and the page for the C line is in error!

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

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, March 28.

San Francisco

V. Lei announces the end of the works in the Twin Peaks tunnel in San Francisco (USA), with normal service restored on the Muni Metro lines K, L, M & T.

I will try to release an interim version on the next week-end.

Madrid "alert"

While too short-termed to deliver a database update, users of our Madrid (Spain) database should be aware that Metro line 2 is closed between Banco de España and Opera until next Sunday. Regular bus lines are available as an alternative (a free replacement bus service may be set up soon).

Information by N.Knapp.

New York

J. Pazmino suggested (and provided the data for) the addition of a direct bus link - S89 - between Staten Island and Bayonne, NJ to our database for New York (USA).

Prievidza

P. Absolon sent the data for the bus network of Prievidza (Slovakia).

Berlin (works)

Service on lines U9, M4 & M11 in Berlin (Germany) is back to normal. Download the temporary file here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around March 31.

Nitra

P. Absolon submitted minor changes on some bus lines in Nitra (Slovakia).

Newcastle upon Tyne

Today a new station opens on the Tyne & Wear metro network in Newcastle upon Tyne (England).

Brasov

After another instance of a user complaining and not helping, I have completely renewed our data for the bus & trolleybus network in Brasov (Romania).

Marseille

C. Contal noticed that the subway lines in Marseille (France) are now operating later on weekday evenings.

Venezia

After some complaints (but no help), I have entirely rewritten our database for Venezia/Venice (Italy).

Perugia

In late January, a funicular-like "Minimetrò" has started service in Perugia (Italy).

Kaohsiung

The first subway line in Kaohsiung has opened last week. In addition to updating our existing chinese database, I created a roman (alphabet) version.

New York

After some difficulties with the latest MTA advisories, I have tried to optimize our data for New York (USA). As a result, the description of the LIRR routes should now be more accurate (if not perfect).

Paris (works)

Disruptions on the RER A & C lines in Paris (France) have ended. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• 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) March 25.

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA (and it's again a nightmarish week). Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, March 21.

Grenoble

S. Blanchard sent updates for 2 bus lines in Grenoble (France).

London

B. Sunderland reported minor changes on the FCC Thameslink routes after the opening of the "St Pancras International" station in London (England).

Paris (works)

Tomorrow in Paris (France), station Bir-Hakeim (subway line 6) will re-open its gates. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• 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) March 14.

Paris (works)

Disruptions are planned next week in Paris (France) on the RER A (no service to/from Poissy/Cergy after 22:30) and the RER C (no service between Massy & Versailles from 9:45 to 16:00). Download the updated "temporary" files:

• 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) March 10.

Paris

After a few hints of errors in our coverage of the railway network (RER & Transilien) around Paris (France) and an official announcement from the SNCF over some changes, I have extensively revised and fixed our databases.

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.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, March 14.

Bogotá

G. Valbuena reported a number of changes on the Transmilenio bus network in Bogotá (Colombia).

MetrO on the iPhone (4)

The event for the Apple's iPhone SDK announcement has now ended and, according to this report from Tom Krazit, I consider it is almost entirely bad news:

• Software development is only possible on a Mac
• Software will be distributed exclusively on Apple's platform (how do you spell "monopoly"?)
  
• The software will be officially released in late June

I'm afraid that means our plans for a version of MetrO for the iPhone are fading away (or at least getting farther in the future), if only because of the Mac requirement...

Update (August 25th, 2008): I finally have a Mac Mini at my disposal, the iPhone SDK is installed and I just have to learn how to develop for the platform (my experience with Objective-C dates back to the early days of the NextStation)...

Update (February 7th, 2009): It's now 1 month I have applied to the iPhone Developer Program! I have a test program ready and I can't test it on my iPod Touch. That's one month lost in developing MetrO because I don't want to waste my time if Apple ends up rejecting my application.

Update (March 15th, 2009): after more than 6 weeks, I my application to the Developer Program was accepted and I could finally test a small (test) program on my iPod. The development of MetrO can begin for real...

Update (April 26th, 2009): the development is going on and I posted a few screenshots in a new post.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Y. Sato reported a few changes on our data for Hokkaido (Japan) and I fixed a few other issues, also affecting our (small) databases for Sapporo.

Tokyo

While investigating about a question from some user, I have updated our japanese database for Tokyo (Japan).

Additionally, because of recuring complaints, I have decided to discontinue the distribution of the chinese version of the Tokyo database, which was really outdated and for which no one ever offered to provide updates.

Melbourne

D. Pickett reports a route change for the "Tourist Bus Shuttle" in Melbourne (Australia).

Linz

W. Dehmer informed me of a minor change affecting our data for Linz (Austria).

Toulouse

M. Dulerm reported a few changes on the bus network in Toulouse (France).

Barcelona

E. Loureiro noticed an error in our database for Barcelona (Spain), in the form of a missing station on line "RENFE 4".

Berlin (works)

New disruptions are affecting the transportation network in Berlin (Germany): line U3 and U9 are partly replaced by a bus service and line M4 is rerouted over 2 stops.

Download the temporary file here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on March 31 at the latest.

Pau

M. Dulerm sent an extensive update for the bus netwok in Pau (France).

Lviv

F. Wilhelm rewrote our data for Lviv (Ukraine) entirely, with more details and a better alphabetic transcription. However, it might still need a check by someone living there...

New York

P. Karger suggested some useful adjustments for the connections around Penn Station in New York (USA).