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Google Maps integrates underground and S-Bahn

Google Maps has integrated a ‘Transit Layer” into their maps views. Using this more than 50 metropolitan areas worldwide now offer the display of tram, underground and regional train (S-Bahn).

Several German cities are represented, including Berlin, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich. If the users zooms sufficiently close on the maps, when clicking the “more” button (alongside photos, videos and Wikipedia), a “Verkehrsmittel” [en=transit] option appears. Check the option to activate the new overlay. This is especially useful when trying to find a location (e.g. restaurant or cafe) in relation to public transport.

One can access a list of the cities already offering this feature in a post on the  Google Lat Long Blog. The post by Raphael Leiteritz also discussed the intention of the new feature. The new transit overlay is a part of  Google Transit (see our post). While Google transit was created in order to make local transport schedules and details available, the Transit Layer now offers a visual integration with Google Maps.

Google Maps integrates underground and S-Bahn

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