Wuhan

The single metro line in Wuhan (China) has been extended, with 15 new stations.

Tehran

A new station has opened on metro line 1 in Tehran (Iran).

Barcelona

Metro line 5 in Barcelona (Spain) has been extended, with 2 new stations and a connection with line 3.

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, August 6.

Paris (works)

Station Michel-Ange-Molitor on subway lines 9 & 10 in Paris (France) has reopened this morning.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) August 2.

Dresden

R. Lippold relayed a tweet about a typo (on Conertplatz) in our database for Dresden (Germany).

Berlin (works)

Disruptions on tram lines M17 & 27 in Berlin (Germany) have ended.

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

Next update on (or around) August 20 at the latest.

Athens

A new station (Holargos) has opened on metro line 3 in Athens (Greece).

Paris (works)

Works on tram line T4 in Paris (France) have ended.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 28.

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, July 30.

Bratislava

P. Absolon informs us of various changes in Bratislava (Slovakia): one tram line discontinued, one new bus route and another one modified.

Lausanne

P. Schweizer reports a bus stop name change in Lausanne (Switzerland).

Paris

One user reported a minor error on a bus route in our databases for Paris (France) and I also noticed a wrong connection.

Berlin (works)

In Berlin (Germany), there is no service on subway line M1 between Wittenbergplatz & Möckernbrücke until the end of September. Tram lines M17 & 27 will be replaced by a bus service between Gehrenseestraße (resp. Hauptstraße / Rhinstraße) & Allee der Kosmonauten / Rhinstraße from Friday to Sunday.

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

Next update on (or around) July 26.

Paris (works)

Today in Paris (France), the usual summer works on the RER C are beginning: the service is interrupted between Austerlitz & Invalides. In addition, tram line T4 will be replaced by a bus service on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 23.

Oslo

Works on T-bane line 1 in Oslo (Norway) have led to a complete interruption of service until November. Replacement buses are available.

London

Services on the DLR routes to/from Stratford in London (UK) have changed, with all trains ending at Canary Wharf except during the morning peak.

Berlin

I noticed and fixed an error in our Berlin (Germany) database: there was a mix-up between S-Bahn station Gehrenseestraße and the tram stop with the same name.

Berlin (works)

Works on line M8 in Berlin (Germany) have ended while the disruptions on line M1 are extended to the section between Eberswalder Straße & Pankow Kirche and service is interrupted on tram line 50 between Björnsonstraße & Pankow Kirche.

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

Next update on (or around) July 19.

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, July 23.

MetrO for iPhone 0.9.5

Version 0.9.5 of MetrO for iPhone has just been approved on the AppStore. It fixes an issue that some users had with accessing and downloading city files.

Besides minor UI (user interface) improvements, this new release has also been translated in German (thanks to C. Henrichs).

Donwload MetrO for iPhone (iTunes link).

New York

I just noticed some long-term works affecting services on subway line 5 in New York (USA), which I included in our "regular" database. While making the changes, I also spotted and fixed a few mistakes on the route description.

Berlin (works)

It appears that works on subway line U1 in Berlin (Germany) have ended early.

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

Next update on (or around) July 17.

Paris (works)

Tram line T1 in Paris (France) will be replaced by a bus service on part of its route for a few weeks. Meanwhile, works on the RER B to Mitry-Claye have ended.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 17.

i-MetrO Google Gadget

Some of you may have notived that our Google Gadget was broken in the last few days. It appears this was due to some unreported changes on Google's infrastructure. The good news is that the problem has been fixed and the gadget is now in full operation again.

We apologize for any inconvenience this incident may have brought to you.

One year on the AppStore

On July 11th, 2009, MetrO for the iPhone, version 0.9.0, was finally available on the Apple AppStore. One year and 4 versions later, we still are surprised by the success it had and continues to have.

For all it's worth, here are a few stats about this year on the AppStore:

• MetrO has been installed 770,000 times (excluding updates).
• The latest update, as the previous ones, has been installed about 300,000 times (infering that's roughly the number of "actual" users or, at least, people who have it on their phone and take the pain to keep it up to date).
• About half of our users are in France (but many countries are underrespresented because the app is available only in French and English, so far). More details for the top countries (click on the image for a larger version):

Here is a graph showing the number of daily "first" installations and updates over the past year (click on the image for a larger version):



And the same representation, limited to the French AppStore:

Athens

After a mail from N. Monteiro, I noticed some inaccuracies in our database for Athens (Greece), which I tried to fix. The next version will hopefully provide better routes...

Berlin (works)

The week-end works on tram line 12 in Berlin (Germany) have ended.

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

Next update on (or around) July 17.

Barcelona

Today a new station (Badalona Pompeu Fabra) has opened on Metro line 2 in Barcelona (Spain).

Pau

The bus network in Pau (France) has been entirely remodeled and M. Dulerm prepared the corresponding new database.

Toulon

L. Kieffer sent the data for one bus route in Toulon (France).

It made me realize that we had an existing file for the city (created with L. Collombet), that I had "forgotten" to release before... However, this database contains only a subset of the bus network, mainly the routes between Toulon and Six Fours, La Seyne & Les Mandriers.

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, July 16.

Paris (works)

The RER B in Paris (France) will be replaced by a bus service between Aulnay & Mitry-Claye after 22:00 on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 15.

Berlin (works)

Tram line 12 in Berlin (Germany) will be rerouted, between Zionskirchplatz & Oranienburger Tor, during the coming week-end. In addition, MetroTram line M8 will be replaced by a bus service between Schwartzkopffstraße & Mollstraße/Otto-Braun-Straße for a week, beginning on Saturday.

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

Next update on (or around) July 12.

Manila

P. Pantaleon reports a change on a Jeepney route in Manila (Philippines).

Shanghai

Last week, a new station has opened on Metro line 2 in Shanghai (China).

Lausanne

T. Frayer noticed that our database for Lausanne (Switzerland) had the wrong icon and "group" for the trolleybus lines, which were all considered as bus routes.

Colmar

Tomorrow, the bus services in Colmar (France) will be entirely changed. E. Biellmann provided a complete update for our database.

Murcia

D. Fuster reports changes on the bus network in Murcia (Spain), with a new route and another one discontinued.

Geneva

R. Pache reported a few changes on the bus network of Geneva (Switzerland).

London

After the reopening of the East London line in London (UK), N. Knapp noticed a minor change on bus stop "Hoxton" (formerly "Cramer Street") for our "test" database including the inner city bus routes.

Paris (works)

Evening works on subway line 1 and on the RER A in Paris (France) have now ended.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 10.

Berlin (works)

Subway line U3 in Berlin (Germany) will be replaced by a bus service between Spichernstraße & Nollendorfplatz on Sunday to Thursday evenings after 22:00.

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

Next update on (or around) July 9.

"Famous Software Award" for MetrO

We are proud to announce that FamousWhy.com has given its "Famous Software Award" to both MetrO for Windows Mobile and Metro for s60, recognizing, among other criteria, "leadership in the software sector".

Update (July 6th): Metro for iPhone has received the "Famous Software Award" as well ;-)

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 Saturday service being applied on Monday, July 5th.

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

Next update planned on or around Friday, July 9.

Paris (works)

Last minute: while works on the RER C in Paris (France) have (temporarily) ended, the disruptions affecting subway line 1 are continuing this evening.

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

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

Next update planned on (or around) July 3.

New York

The works affecting Beach 36, Beach 60 and Beach 98 Sts stations (on line A and Rockaway Park Shuttle) in New York (USA) have ended.

MetrO for iPhone 0.9.4

A new version (again) of MetrO for iPhone is now available on the AppStore, making the app fully compatible with iOS 4 (and the iPhone 4): it fixes the display bug on icons (described here) and the behavior when going to the background has been improved.

Donwload MetrO for iPhone (iTunes link).