Metrobits News http://mic-ro.com/metro/ Keeping track of the world's subways. en-us 2011 http://mic-ro.com/metro/m-icon4.gif Metrobits News http://mic-ro.com/metro/ 29 Apr 2012 - New subway in Suzhou, China Sun, 29 Apr 2012, 21:00:00 GMT Another new subway system opened in China with a line 25.7 km long with 24 stations. http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Suzhou 12 Apr 2012 - A music band, dedicated to metros Thu, 12 Apr 2012, 21:00:00 GMT There have been music bands around for some time with metro-related names, like The Subways, Metro Station, or Subway to Sally, but metro fans might have been disappointed by the fact that their music actually had little (if nothing) to do with metros. These times are over as here's a band with the name Metroland, dedicating their recent electronic music album project entirely to subways: metrolandmusic.com. Enjoy! Metrobits' resources page updated. http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrolinks.html 30 Mar 2012 - Shadowy headlines and missing feedback sections Fri, 30 Mar 2012, 21:00:00 GMT The feedback sections disappeared since Google quit its Friend Connect service at the beginning of March without notice. Thank you, Google! Valuable user comments are gone. I will try to somehow switch to Google+ to get the service back. Small stylistic addition: headlines now have shadows. http://metrobits.org 21 Mar 2012 - Ridership update Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 21:00:00 GMT Updated passenger figures for a number of cities. http://mic-ro.com/metro/table.html?feat=CIDPAPPYOPLGST&orderby=CI&sort=ASC 4 Mar 2012 - Data update was on 28 January 2012 Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 21:00:00 GMT The data update on 28 Jan 2012 reflected the new metro in Almaty (7 stations) as well as extensions in Bursa (+2), Kiev (+1), Moscow (+3), Nuremberg (+2), Saint Petersburg (+1), Shenyang (+19), Taipei (+8), Tehran (+1), and Yekaterinburg (+1). http://mic-ro.com/metro/selection.html 4 Mar 2012 - Maps updates Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 21:00:00 GMT New to-scale map (preview) for Sao Paulo, Nuremberg schematic map links updated. http://mic-ro.com/metro/schematicmaps.html 15 Jan 2012 - Metro map mugs Sun, 15 Jan 2012, 21:00:00 GMT Addition to the Lost & Found section: official metro map mugs that are edited by very few transit operators in the world. http://mic-ro.com/metro/lostandfound.html 10 Jan 2012 - Logos and regions Tue, 10 Jan 2012, 21:00:00 GMT Daegu metro has a new logo, it has been added here. Kunming and Milan Suburbano logos also added. Region information added for Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain. Some alternative Chinese city names added. http://mic-ro.com/metro/logo.html 12 Dec 2011 - Nuremberg update Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 21:00:00 GMT Photos of a new station entrance and another station added to the Nuremberg page http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Nuremberg 1 Dec 2011 - A new metro in Almaty was put into operation. Thu, 01 Dec 2011, 21:00:00 GMT For its beautiful station designs it earned a Metrobits star right away and a new entry on the Metro Arts and Architecture page. http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Almaty 20 Nov 2011 - Extensions in the past five years Sun, 20 Nov 2011, 21:00:00 GMT A new column in the World Metro Database shows the increase in network length since August 2006 (when the database started) for all metro systems. The busiest metro construction was in Shanghai with an incredible 340 km in those roughly five years. http://mic-ro.com/metro/table.html?feat=CIOPLGIL&orderby=IL&sort=DESC 14 Nov 2011 - Train width data Mon, 14 Nov 2011, 21:00:00 GMT Train width data of over 100 metros added to World Metro Database, as well as gauge, voltage and power supply data. Metro definition moved from FAQ to new definition page. Metrobits' criteria moved from table page to new Criteria page. http://mic-ro.com/metro/table.html?feat=CIOPWDGGVOPC&orderby=WD&sort=DESC