Subway Specs – Part III / / No Comments Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station is the world’s busiest train station. Its is used by over 3.5 million passengers every day. To cope with that amount of traffic the station has to be very big. It has 35 platforms, while another 17 platforms can be accessed through hallways to 5 directly connected stations without traveling outside. With over 35 million platforms and over 200 station exits it can be Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: part, Specs, Subway
How Well Do You Know New York’s Subway? / / No Comments Following the huge success of his London Tube Memory Game Benjamin Tran Dinh released a New York subway version of the game, called the New York City Subway Memory Game.Benjamin’s game requires you to name all 472 New York City subway stations. The game is therefore more of a marathon than a sprint and I suspect will take you at least a few hours to complete. If you don’t have that much time to Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: know, Subway, Well, York's
The City of Women Subway Map / / No Comments Barcelona, like New York and London, now has a reimagined subway map designed to celebrate and recognise the lives of some of the city’s most remarkable women. The Barcelona City of Women subway map highlights the extraordinary contribution of women to the Catalan capital. On the Ciutat de Dones map every station on Barcelona’s metro network and all the stops on the city’s railway network has Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Subway, Women
Iconic NYC Subway Map Now Appearing Live On a Smartphone Near You – NBC New York / / No Comments Iconic NYC Subway Map Now Appearing Live On a Smartphone Near You NBC New York “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Appearing, Iconic, live, near, Smartphone, Subway, York
Google’s in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subway – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge Google's in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subwayThe VergeThe app, called Pigeon, is live on Apple's App Store, but access is still limited to those with an invitation code. Its developers say the app can help commuters choose routes that avoid delays and crowds other users report. Google Maps and the MTA's …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Google's, incubator, inhouse, Made, Subway, Verge, Wazelike, York
This App Would Combine NYC’s Subway and Bus Maps for First Time – DNAinfo / / No Comments DNAinfo This App Would Combine NYC's Subway and Bus Maps for First TimeDNAinfoDenaro, 32, launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his "Bullet Map," a printed map and app that will show commuters a full subway and bus guide of the city for the first time, according to the designer. “I grew up never really seeing a bus map … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Combine, DNAinfo, first, maps, NYC's, Subway, this, time, Would