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Sunday, January 31, 2010

São Paulo

Metrô de São PauloA new station has been inaugurated yesterday on subway line 2 in São Paulo (Brazil).

Frankfurt am Main

VGFP. Absolon sent a series of updates for Frankfurt am Main (Germany), mostly on the bus network.

London

TfLS. May reminded me of a change on the Circle line in London (UK), that I missed a while ago. I also checked and adjusted operating times for all the tube lines.

Paris (works)

RATPSome works on the RER C in Paris (France) have ended. From tomorrow, subway line 1 will be replaced by a bus shuttle between Château de Vincennes & Nation after 22:00 (except Friday and Saturday nights) for 3 weeks.

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

Next update planned on (or around) February 1.

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.

I apologize for being late with this release. Next update planned on or around Friday, February 5.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Moscow

Mocow MetroA. Lovetski informs us that a metro station in Moscow (Russia) had its name changed a few months ago.

In addition, he reported an error in the stop sort order (with the cyrillic version), which may have also affected other databases.

Monday, January 25, 2010

MetrO 5.8.6

MetrOThe latest version of MetrO (version 5.8.6) is now available, with many city updates, minor changes on the Windows Mobile and Symbian versions and more important improvements on the BlackBerry version.

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

Berlin (works)

BVGWorks on tram lines M1 & 12 in Berlin (Germany) are now fully in place.

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

Next update planned on (or around) February 01.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Berlin (works)

BVGTram lines M1 & 12 in Berlin (Germany) will run a limited service for the coming week, with a replacement bus available.

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

Next update planned on (or around) 25/01.

Paris (works)

TransilienWorks on the northern branch of the RER C, the RER E and the T4 in Paris (France) have ended. Next week, RER A services to/from will be re-routed to St Lazare in the evening.

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 29.

Friday, January 22, 2010

New York (works)

NYC MTAOur special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA (including one for the LIRR service to Long Beach).

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

Next update planned on or around Friday, January 29.

Monday, January 18, 2010

New York

MTA New YorkThe long-term works on subway lines A, B & Q in New York (USA) are changing today and our regular file has been updated accordingly.

Download the new database here or with our online update services. It is also available directly through the "update" feature on your iPhone or BlackBerry.

Paris (works)

RATPStation Odéon on subway line 10 in Paris (France) is closing this morning for 3 months and a new series of disruptions will affect the RER A (to/from Cergy & Poissy) in the coming weeks.

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 22.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Toulouse

TisseoWith the new year, some changes have been made on the bus network of Toulouse (France).

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Padova

APS MobilitàT. D'Angelo sent a minor update for Padova (Italy). We hope to be able to provide more detailed information for this city in the future...

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, January 22.

Paris (works)

TransilienNext week in Paris (France), works will affect the RER C (from January 19th to 21st) and the T4 tram (on January 20th & 21st).

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 18.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Nuremberg

VGNWith the extension of the unified fare zone system in the Nuremberg (Germany) area, L. Freund suggested the adaptation of the coverage of R-Bahn (regional railways) routes in our database.

Santiago de Chile

Metro de SantiagoA new extension has opened on Metro line 5 in Santiago (Chile).

Caracas

Metro de CaracasThree new stations have opened on Metro line 3 in Caracas (Venezuela).

Monday, January 11, 2010

Bratislava

BratislavaP. Absolon sent another update for the bus network in Bratislava (Slovakia).

Paris (works)

RATPAll the RER lines in Paris (France) will be affected by works in one way or another in the coming days.

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 18.

Saturday, January 09, 2010

Wellington

Metlink (Wellington)On a suggestion from P. de Oliveira, I added the Cable Car route to our database for Wellington (New Zealand).

In the process, I discovered that our data for the bus routes is quite outdated. If I can't get help updating it, I'm afraid I will have to drop the buses from our file...

Dublin

On a hint by P. de Oliveira, I have made a few changes to our database for Dublin (Ireland).

Brno

DPMB (Brno)F. Kadlec sent an update (with changes in operating hours) for a few tram routes in Brno (Czech Republic).

Athens

OASA (Athens)G. Panayotou reported an error (an undue connection) in our database for Athens (Greece).

Our services are live again!

ErrorIt does not happen often but our server has been down for the last 7 hours, leaving everyone without access to our MetrO web site, our i-MetrO services, and, more importantly, the city databases that you can use with the BlackBerry and iPhone versions of MetrO.

Everything is now running again and we apologize for the interruption.

Friday, January 08, 2010

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, January 15.

Berlin (works)

BVGSubway line 3 in Berlin (Germany) will not run between Wittenbergplatz & Nollendorfplatz on weekdays until mid-February.

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

Next update unpredictable, please check this blog regularly for news.

Paris (works)

RATPNext Monday in Paris (France), station St Jacques (line 6) will close down for a few weeks. In addition, new disruptions are planned on the RER C & D lines on weekday evenings.

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 11.

Lille

Lille TranspoleA new "Liane" (bus line running on dedicated lanes) will enter in service in Lille (France) next week. I also made a few minor updates to the other existing "Liane".

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Delhi

Delhi Metro RailAccording to the local press (i.e. The Times of India), a new branch has opened on Metro line 3 in Delhi (India).

Santiago de Chile

Metro SantiagoM. Romero Toledo reports the extension of Metro line 1 in Santiago (Chile), with 3 new stations.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Vienna

Wiener LinienI have entirely revised our database for Vienna/Wien (Austria) and it has been a painful process (10 hours of work!). I am not sure I got everything right but I won't be able to do any better without some help.

Geneva

TPGAfter the major changes in Geneva (Switzerland) last month, the TPG has published its new timetables and I adjusted our database with the fresh information.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

MetrO for BlackBerry

BlackBerryI finally took some time to investigate the issues with MetrO on the Blackberry Storm I wrote about earlier.

I found a "trick" to prevent the "compatibility mode" to be turned on by default but, unfortunately, it only works with OTA setups. If you install the program with the BlackBerry desktop, you still have to manually change the settings as described in my previous post. For the techies among you, I am still looking for a complete solution, feel free to help ;-)

While on the BlackBerry version, I also realized that it was a bit flawed on recent devices (e.g. the Storm, again), with misaligned and sometimes disappearing icons. These problems have now been fixed and you can expect an update with our next general release (5.8.6), later this month.

MetrO for Classic on Palm Pre

Classic Certified While we still don't have plans to release a version of MetrO for the Palm Pre, our PalmOS version runs fine with MotionApps' Classic.

And the "Classic certification" process being now much faster and free, we can easily deliver certified versions of MetrO for Classic in any language. The English, French and German versions are already available on our home page. If you want it in another language, please contact me.

Monday, January 04, 2010

Prešov

P. Absolon sent an update for the bus network of Prešov (Slovakia).

Dubai

RTA DubaiWith the official opening of the Burj Dubai - the largest building in the world - in Dubai (Arab Emirates), the nearby metro station of the same name has also been inaugurated.

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Berlin (works)

BVGTonight, works on subway line U8 in Berlin (Germany) are resuming, affecting services after 10PM on Sunday to Thursday nights. The S-Bahn services will also be adjusted again tomorrow morning (but not getting any better).

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

Next update on (or around) January 10.

Saint Malo

Keolis St Malo AgglomérationAnother city in a long series (with users complaining and never helping...), the bus network in Saint Malo (France) has been entirely redesigned.

Caen

Twisto CaenThe bus network in Caen (France) has changed significantly in the last months and I rewrote our database almost entirely.

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Vannes

TPVAnother one in a long list, I have entirely rewritten our database for Vannes (France), which was getting seriously outdated.

Angers

The bus network of Angers (France) has changed a lot since our last update (3 years ago!) and, in addition, our database had a number of bugs.

Friday, January 01, 2010

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, January 8.

Paris (works)

RATPWorks will start again in Paris (France) next week: the RER C will be partly replaced by a bus service on late evenings from Monday to Thursday.

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

Next update planned on (or around) January 8.

Nantes

TANSome changes have occurred on the bus network of Nantes (France) since our last update...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!2009 has gone and here is a quick summary of what it was for MetrO.

The most important event for us was the release of MetrO for the iPhone, which made a success on the AppStore with more than 500,000 downloads in less than 6 months!

The release of i-MetrO for Layar and the experiment with augmented reality that it represents is another milestone for the year, although with less impact.

Now, 2010 is here and it will be a busy year as well: our iPhone app still needs some work; we have to finalize the Symbian version to run on the latest S60 system (which turns out to be quite difficult) and the pressure to build a version for Android is growing...

We also have a wish for the new year: we would like to see more of you helping us keep our data up to date. The software has always been (for 10 years, now) a collective work and we need your contribution to make it useful!

Happy Year 2010 to All!