Our metro map apps will soon support the iPad! We want to ensure it’s a great experience, so we’ll be optimising the interface to work better on the bigger iPad screen.
Check out the screenshot of the version in development, and look out for an announcement over the next few weeks!
Our Explore Taipei metro map is now available in the iTunes App Store free of charge!
With retina display support, routeplanner, first/last train times, English/Chinese text, Google Maps and more, it’s the easiest way to get around Taiwan’s capital. So what are you waiting for? Download Explore Taipei today!
The latest updates (version 2.9) of our Shanghai Metro iPhone app and Beijing Subway iPhone app are now available on the iTunes App Store.
The Beijing app includes updated first/last train times for the Changping Line, Yizhuang Line, Daxing Line, Line 15 and Fangshan Line, as well as details of the connecting bus for the Fangshan Line, while the Shanghai app adds the new Line 7 extension.
Both updates are free for all our users, or you can download Explore Shanghai or Explore Beijing directly from the iTunes App Store.
We have lots more updates planned for 2011, so stay tuned!
The latest versions of our Shanghai Metro iPhone app and Beijing Subway iPhone app are now available on the iTunes App Store.
The Beijing app includes all five new lines which opened on December 30th: the Changping Line, Yizhuang Line, Daxing Line, Line 15 and Fangshan Line.
The Shanghai app adds time/price information for the new Line 10 extension and fixes an issue with station names on Line 9.
As we wanted to get the updates in your hands as soon as possible, a few items didn’t make it into this release. There will be another update in the next couple of weeks adding first/last train times for the new Beijing lines and Line 7 extension in Shanghai.
Both updates are free for all our users, or you can download Explore Shanghai or Explore Beijing directly from the iTunes App Store!
The Shanghai Metro and Beijing Subway open new lines today, December 28th December 30th 2010: in Beijing, 5 new lines are opening to the outer suburbs, while in Shanghai, Line 7’s northern extension opens.
We’ve updated our online metro map for Shanghai and online subway map for Beijing with the latest lines and stations (some information, like first/last train times will be added soon).
Updates for our iPhone apps are currently in review by Apple and will be available soon.
The northern extension of Shanghai Metro Line 7 will open for trial operation on December 28th. This is great news if you live in Baoshan District, as you can now go shopping in Jing’an Temple then catch the last metro home 🙂 The new terminus will be at Meilan Lake.
Unfortunately not all the intermediate stations will be opening on December 28th: see the route map above. Also, trains on the northern extension will only be once every 15 minutes, compared to every 5 minutes on the main line as far as Shanghai University.
Of course, we’ll have an update to our online Shanghai Metro map and iPhone app available soon!
Over at CityWeekend’s Beijingology blog, David Feng has been tirelessly profiling every single new Beijing Subway station for 2010! Five new lines will be opening on December 28th, 2010: the Daxing extension to Line 4, the Yizhuang Line, Line 15, the Changping Line and the Fangshan Line.
These all connect to some of the suburbs of Beijing. Each station has an article hyperlinked below. We’ll be updating our online Beijing Subway map and iPhone app with all the new lines, stay tuned!
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From now until December 15th you can buy any ExploreMetro iPhone app for just $0.99! That’s 50% off the regular price. Whether you live in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Taipei, Singapore or Hong Kong, or are planning a trip there during 2011, be sure to grab a copy today!
The first 100 people who buy an ExploreMetro app will be eligible for a FREE extra copy to send to a friend! That’s right, just purchase any ExploreMetro iPhone app, and forward your iTunes email receipt to iphone at exploremetro dot com. We’ll send you a promo code which you can give to your friend for a free copy of the same app! Hurry, stocks are limited, we only have 100 free apps to give away!
The small print:
Our most popular iPhone app, Explore Shanghai has just received an update on the iTunes App Store, and it’s a big one!
Screenshots! (Click on any screenshot for hi-res retina display goodness!
Version 2.7 of Explore Singapore for iPhone is now available in the iTunes App Store! As well as being the latest app to be updated for retina display graphics, we’ve also added support for LRT lines and stations, including the Bukit Panjang LRT, Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT.
Each LRT station includes the English/Chinese name and street map. We’ll be adding support for the journeyplanner with times and prices in the next update! If you have any other suggestions to improve our LRT support, do get in touch!
Explore Singapore is a free update for our existing users. Download it now!
