By popular request, we’ll soon be including integrated Google Maps in our iPhone metro map apps for Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Singapore. Just tap on any station and choose “Street map” to see the area around the selected station. You can pan and zoom the map to see more.

If you’ve got any suggestions on this or other features, do get in touch!

Stay tuned for updates to all our apps to support Google maps over the next few weeks.

To download the maps, just click on the “PDF map” tab on any of our city sites, or follow the download links below. The PDF maps are available in both English and Chinese versions. If you have any feedback or spot any mistakes on the map, do get in touch!

Direct links:

• Shanghai – English, Chinese
• Beijing – English, Chinese
• Guangzhou – English, Chinese
• Hong Kong – English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional
• Singapore – English, Chinese

特性:

• 地铁沿线的各个站点。绝对最新延伸线路，如北京地铁四号线。未来线路免费更新。
• 计划线路：轻轻点击一个站点，放置一面小旗。然后点击第二个站点，再放置一面小旗，便可得到时刻及价格细目。
• 脱机工作：无需连接网络，一切皆有可能。搜索站点，计划行进路线。
• 双语：所有内容均有英文和中文两种语言可供选择。

你只需为我们做的是：如果你喜欢这些应用程序，请你在iTunes应用程序商店为我们留下一个五星评级。

Here’s what you’re getting:

• Fully up-to-date – Every station on every line. Fully up to date with the latest extensions.
• Plan routes – Tap on a station to place a flag. Then tap a second station to place a second flag, and get instant time and price details.
• Works offline – Everything works without an Internet connection. Search stations and plan routes on the go.
• Bilingual - Everything’s available in English and Chinese. Show a station name to a taxi driver or listen to a station pronouciation in Chinese.

All we ask is that if you like the apps, you leave us a 5 star review in the iTunes App Store

• ExploreHK update – our Hong Kong map got some love, with a fully-updated routeplanner including the new station at Austin and changes to the East and West Rail Lines.
• New audio for Hong Kong and Guangzhou – now you can hear how any station name sounds just by clicking on the station name, then pressing the “play” button. For Hong Kong, you can practice your Cantonese
• Nearby places in Metropedia. For every station in the Shanghai Metropedia/Beijing Subwaypedia/Guangzhou Metropedia/Hong Kong MTRpedia, we now show a “Places near” section with links to local places’ Wikipedia articles. This is a new feature so feedback is very welcome!

And coming soon…

• An Explore Hong Kong iPhone app! Browse, search and plan routes across the MTR network.
• Updates to all our other iPhone apps, including bugfixes and enhanced search results.
• Up-to-date exit maps for each station, showing nearby roads and transport links

The app is fully up to date with the latest information, including the new Line 5 which opened in January. Line 5 is the longest line, with 26 stations stretching from Wenchong to Jiaokou.

Explore Guangzhou is available on the iTunes App Store today priced at just $0.99. Want to try it out for free? Follow us on Twitter or become our fan onFacebook where we’ll be handing out some free promo codes!

Read on for some sample screenshots:

In Shanghai, Line 11 and Line 9 phase 2 will open on Thursday but you can start exploring the new site now! Every new station has a Metropedia entry with a location map, photos and journey details, for example Xiaonanmen. We’ve also updated our popular PDF maps with new versions in English and Chinese.

In Guangzhou, Line 5 opened on 28 December, as well as an additional station at Chebeinan on Line 4. You can view the new map, and start planning routes at ExploreGuangzhou.

There may be a few glitches initially, for example we currently don’t have price information for journeys including the new lines. If you have any feedback, do contact us!

An update for our ExploreShanghai iPhone app should be available in the next couple of weeks, once the update is approved by Apple.

Stay tuned for further announcements, but until then here’s a screenshot to whet your appetite (click to enlarge)!

If you’d like to be notified when we launch our apps for Beijing, Guangzhou or Hong Kong, leave a message on our contact page.