São Paulo

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

Frankfurt am Main

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

London

S. 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)

Some 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) February 1.

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.

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

Moscow

A. 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.

MetrO 5.8.6

The 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)

Works 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.

Berlin (works)

Tram 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)

Works 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 29.

New York (works)

Our 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.

New York

The 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)

Station 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 22.

Toulouse

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

Padova

T. 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)

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, January 22.

Paris (works)

Next 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 18.

Nuremberg

With 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

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

Caracas

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

Bratislava

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

Paris (works)

All 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 18.

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

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

Athens

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

Our services are live again!

It 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.

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, January 15.

Berlin (works)

Subway 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)

Next 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 11.

Lille

A 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".

Delhi

According 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

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

Vienna

I 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

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

MetrO for BlackBerry

I 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

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.

Prešov

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

Dubai

With 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.

Berlin (works)

Tonight, 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

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

Caen

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

Vannes

Another 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.

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, January 8.

Paris (works)

Works 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:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) January 8.

Nantes

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

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!