Košice

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

Shanghai

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

i-MetrO

The "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)

Week-end works on the RER D 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 (inner city subway, bus and RER networks).

Next update planned on (or around) December 11.

Sevilla

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

Berlin

M. 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)

Works 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 (?)

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, December 11.

Prague

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

West Los Angeles

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

MetrO on BlackBerry Storm

I 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.

Paris (works)

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

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) December 6.