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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Guangzhou

Guangzhou MetroA new Metro line has opened in Guangzhou (China) and another one has been extended.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Shanghai

Shanghai MetroTomorrow, a new subway line will open and another one will be significantly extended in Shanghai (China).

Rennes

Star RennesOur database for Rennes (France) had not been updated for a long time and was in need of a serious refresh.

Since I got no help to do it (same as for Tours, by the way), I have only rebuilt the urban network and left out all suburban routes.

Tours

Fil BleuThe bus network in Tours (France) has been overhauled last summer, with additional changes made more recently.

New Year's Eve in Brussels

STIB I found a few errors in our database for the special New Year's Eve service in Brussels (Belgium).

Download the updated "Bruxelles Réveillon" file here (or update your file directly in the MetrO application on your iPhone or BlackBerry).

Berlin (works)

S-Bahn BerlinService on the S5 line in Berlin (Germany) has been extended a bit.

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

Next update on (or around) January 3 (?)

Paris (works)

RATPWith the reopening of station Jaurès on subway line 2, all services in Paris (France) are running normally for a few days.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) January 4.

Monday, December 28, 2009

i-MetrO for Layar

LayarDespite last week's update, we still had performance issues with i-MetrO for Layar. I think that Google App Engine - which I tried out for this service - was the main culprit. Consequently, I have moved everything back to our "regular" server and it now apparently runs smoothly.

Moscow

Subway line 3 in Moscow (Russia) has been extended, with 3 new stations.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

New Year's Eve in Brussels

STIB We are pleased to anounce the release of a MetrO database for the special New Year's Eve service in Brussels (Belgium): the subway and a few tram lines will run during the night and the "Noctis" night buses will operate until 5 AM (but they will not go to the city centre before 1:30 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 and directly in the MetrO application on your iPhone or BlackBerry).

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...

New Year's Eve in Paris

RATPWe 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 or directly from the MetrO application on your iPhone or Blackberry).

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...

Berlin (works)

S-Bahn BerlinThe services on the S-Bahn network in Berlin (Germany) will be slightly modified again tomorrow, not much for the better, I'm afraid.

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

Next update on (or around) January 3 (?)

Paris (works)

RATPNext Wednesday in Paris (France), station "Jaurès" will re-open on line 4, giving us a few days with normal service on the entire network (hopefully).

Since I am not sure I will be able to deliver the update right on time, I have updated our databases with the change included (the station is still marked "closed" for Monday & Tuesday).

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 30.

México

J. Graterol noticed an error in our file for México City (México), which led me to spot and fix a few undue connections in our data.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Rio de Janeiro

The "Metrô" in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) has improved, with a new station on one line and service extensions on the other.

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. It also accounts for the Sunday services running on New Year's day.

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

Next update planned on or around Friday, January 1.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Tunis

I realized, quite by chance, that our file for Tunis (Tunisia) was outdated... I also added the TGM railway line to the database.

Manila

P. Pantaleon submitted an additional Jeepney route for our database for Manila (Philippines).

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Berlin (works)

S-Bahn BerlinM. Ciesielski alerted me to the situation getting worse (again) on the S-Bahn network in Berlin (Germany), with reduced services on the S3 and S9 lines (among others, less critical).

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

Next update on (or around) January 3 (?)

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Prague

F. Kadlec reported a minor change on the tram network of Prague (Czech Republic), with the X1 replacement bus (for works on a tram section) canceled.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Paris (works)

RATPIn Paris (France), station "Odéon" has now reopened on line 4.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 29.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

i-MetrO for Layar

LayarI have worked a bit on i-MetrO for Layar, our service to locate metro, tram, railway, bus... stops in augmented reality on your iPhone or Android phone.

The new version, just released, includes:
  • 4 new cities: Atlanta (USA), Lausanne (Switzerland), Lyon (France) & Milano (Italy).
  • Up to date information for the other covered cities.
  • General improvements on the search engine.
    It appeared our service had some latency problems, leading to errors in Layar because the software would not wait long enough for a response from our servers. I do not yet know whether these errors will be entirely solved but it can only run better!

Bratislava

P. Absolon sent a minor update for our Bratislava (Slovakia) database.

Bilbao

Carlos notified us of a wrongly positionned POI ("7 Calles") in our database for Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain).

Milano

After some exchanges with N. Knapp about the suburban railway services in Milano (Italy), I adjusted the description in our database of the "Passante" route, which was recently modified.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Paris

RATPIt appears I missed a few changes on the bus network in Paris (France): 2 lines (22 & 69) now have extended services on evening and Sunday and the RoissyBus route has been slightly modified.

Lyon

T. Mognetti informed us of the opening of a new railway station in Lyon (France), leading to some changes on the rail lines in our database.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Berlin (works)

BVGEvening works on line U8 in Berlin (Germany) are suspended until early January but works on line U1 are extended for 2 more weeks.

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

Next update on (or around) January 3 (?)

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. It also accounts for the Sunday services running on Christmas day.

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

Next update planned on or around Friday, December 25.

Košice

P. Absolon suggested a minor change (on a stop name) for our database for Košice (Slovakia).

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Nitra, Ružomberok, Trnava

P. Absolon sent minor updates for Ružomberok and Trnava (Slovakia) as well as more significant changes for Nitra (Slovakia too).

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

MetrO 5.8.5

MetrOWe have just released the latest version of MetrO (version 5.8.5) with many city updates and improved compatibility with Windows Mobile 6.5.

Check the details here and download the new version from our home page.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Munich

L. Freund sent a notice about some changes on the S-Bahn network in Munich / München (Germany), along with a new tram route.

Barcelona

A new TMB Metro line (L9) has opened in Barcelona (Spain).

Hannover

C. Immler sent a list of stop name changes in Hannover (Germany) and I also spotted some changes on 2 "Stadtbahn" lines.

Istanbul

To better reflect the actual services, L. Freund suggested a minor update to our database for Istanbul (Turkey).

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Paris (works)

TransilienUntil our next release is published (soon!), our "works" databases for Paris (France) already include the changes on the RER E & Paris Est SNCF services that entered in operation today.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 20.

Padova

APS MobilitàT. D'Angelo sent an update for Padova (Italy) with the tram line being recently extended and some bus routes changed accordingly.

Geneva

TPGTram lines 14 & 16 in Geneva (Switzerland) have been extended, bringing along some changes on the bus services.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Help for iPhone users

MetrO for iPhone (iTunes)Seeing that the help page for MetrO for the iPhone was still not written, A.-F. Gaillard did the job and produced a complete user guide (in French only).

Berlin

BVGStarting tomorrow, the transporation system of Berlin (Germany) will change a little and O. Spauka sent a list of updates for our database.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Brno

F. Kadlec reports a timetable change on one tram line (10) in Brno (Czech Republic).

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur 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 18.

Paris (works)

RATPWeek-end works on the RER E in Paris (France) ended last night.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 13.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Dresden

DVBThe bus network in Dresden (Germany) has been completely overhauled a few days ago.

With help from R. Böhm and R. Lippold, we hastily built a new database that was used by the DVB call center (on i-MetrO) to answer inquiries by customers in the weeks before the changes took effect.

Now that the new network is in operation, I took some time to prepare our file for full release.

Nuremberg

C. Eyrich reported a few stop name changes in Nuremberg (Germany).

Monday, December 07, 2009

Düsseldorf

L. Freund reports that, next week, the S-Bahn services in the Düsseldorf (Germany) area will change.

Košice

P. Absolon reported a minor change on one bus route in Košice (Slovakia).

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Shanghai

Shanghai MetroA new metro line (7) has opened in Shanghai (China), running only during daytime for the time being.

i-MetrO

i-MetrOThe "auto-suggest" feature on i-MetrO (as well as on our Netvibes widget) has just got better and more friendly to our users who don't have easy access to accents on their keyboard.

When you start typing text, the suggested stops are now insensitive to whitespace, control and accented characters. It means that, for example, you can type "aero" to find "Aéroport" and "stla", "st-la" or "st la" to find "St Lazare".

Thanks to I. Mills for pointing out the issue!

Paris (works)

RATPWeek-end works on the RER D in Paris (France) have now ended.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 11.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Sevilla

The metro line in Sevilla (Spain) has been recently extended with 3 new stations.

Berlin

BVGM. Ciesielski reported a minor error in our database for Berlin (Germany) and confirmed the renaming of U-Bahn station "Zinnowitzer Straße" to "Naturkundemuseum" on December 13th.

Paris

On December 13th, in Paris (France), some services on the RER E & "Paris Est" networks will change.

In addition, after a user "complaint", I have adjusted the trip times on the Air France bus services to the airports.

Lausanne

P. Schweizer sent an update for our Lausanne (Switzerland) database, including new POIs and route changes due on 13/12.

London

Richard sent a description of the "Chiltern Railways High Wycombe" line to add to our database for London (England).

However, it should be noted that these kinds of irregular routes are not optimal additions to MetrO, since the program can't tell which services serve which stops.

Berlin (works)

BVGWorks on tram lines M1 & 12 in Berlin (Germany) have now ended.

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

Next update on (or around) December 18 (?)

Friday, December 04, 2009

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur 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 11.

Prague

F. Kadlec reported a few more changes on the tram network of Prague (Czech Republic).

Thursday, December 03, 2009

West Los Angeles

After the update for Los Angeles, J. Abbate sent a few changes for our West Lost Angeles (USA) database.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

MetrO on BlackBerry Storm

BlackBerryI have had a few reports recently about issues with MetrO on the Blackberry Storm and Storm 2: the setup screens do not show any "OK" button, making it impossible to change the options.

After some exchanges with A. Godfrind & Affy (thank you both!), we have been able to spot the problem: after installation, the BlackBerry sets MetrO in "legacy mode" by default and it proves to be the wrong choice.

I will try to fix the issue but, in the meantime, you can just switch off this legacy mode, with a few steps:
  • Go to Options / Advanced Options / Applications
  • Highlight the "MetrO" application
  • Open the context menu and select "Disable Legacy Mode"
In some cases, the option may be available directly from the application list on the main screen.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Paris (works)

RATPStation Dupleix (on subway line 6) reopened this morning in Paris (France).

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) December 6.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Beijing

L. Freund suggested a few adjustments to our data for Beijing (China), in order to deliver better route recommendations.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Berlin (works)

BVGWorks on tram line 68 in Berlin (Germany) ended last night. Next week, from Tuesday to Friday at night, line M1 will be replaced by a bus service.

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

Next update on (or around) December 5.

Friday, November 27, 2009

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur 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 4.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

New York

J. Pazmino notified me of the partial reopening of the R/W Cortlandt St station in New York (USA).

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Paris (work)

RATPWorks at "République" in Paris (France) have (almost) ended and connections should be easy again.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) November 30.

Wroclaw

G. Karpowicz sent an update, including a few POIs, for our database for Wroclaw (Poland).

Monday, November 23, 2009

Paris (work)

RATPWorks of the week-end on subway line 4 and on the RER B in Paris (France) are finished.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) November 25.

Berlin (works)

BVGWorks on subway line U7 in Berlin (Germany) ended last night while the services on S-Bahn lines S2 and S47 are almost normal again.

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

Next update on (or around) November 28.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Lisbon

"Pimentel" began the preparation of the bus network for Lisbon (Portugal), for a future addition to our database.

Paris (work)

RATPWorks on RER A & E in Paris (France) have now ended.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) November 23.

Dublin

E. Dunne informs us of the extension of LUAS red line in Dublin (Ireland), due to open on December 8th.

Friday, November 20, 2009

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. It also accounts for the Sunday services operating on Thanksgiving day.

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

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 27.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Delhi

The Metro blue line in Delhi (India) has been extended with 10 new stations, last week.

Los Angeles

L.A. MetroLast Sunday, the metro Gold line in Los Angeles (USA) was extended and some bus routes were changed as well. J. Abbate provided a complete update for our databases.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Paris

Next week-end in Paris (France), tram line T2 will be extended to Porte de Versailles and at least one bus route is affected by the change.

Vitoria-Gasteiz

A. Sarasua sent the night bus routes for the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country - Spain), and, with that addition, our database is now complete.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Paris

The JetBus, one of the Orly airport bus lines in Paris, has been definitely closed on November 1st.

Information by D. Assemat.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Paris (work)

RATPNext week-end in Paris (France), subway line 4 will not run between St Michel & Porte d'Orléans.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) November 23.

Berlin (works)

BVGServices are improving again on the S-Bahn network in Berlin (Germany).

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

Next update on (or around) November 23.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Köln

With works going on in Köln/Cologne (Germany), the Stadtbahn network has been slightly modified.

Toulouse

A few changes have occured on the bus network of Toulouse (France).

i-MetrO

i-MetrOThere are some news for our i-MetrO online services:
  • The "walk" preference we experimented on the web version is now also available on the mobile version (except the WAP version) and the Netvibes widget;
  • Our algorithm for calculating routes from a street address has been tweaked for more realistic results (and a bug has also been fixed);
  • A few UI improvements.

Paris (works)

RATPVarious RER lines in Paris (France) will suffer disruptions in the coming days:
  • RER A services to/from Cergy and Poissy are re-routed to St Lazare after 22:30 from Monday to Thursday;
  • RER B is replaced by a bus service between Aulnay & Aéroport CDG after 23:00 on Friday and Saturday nights until next week;
  • RER E is replaced by a bus service between Gretz & Tournan after 21:30 from Monday to Friday.

Use our online update services or download the "temporary" files here:

Next update planned on (or around) November 16.

Friday, November 13, 2009

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur 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 20.