diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/BahnProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/BahnProvider.java
index 76d28cdd..4accebf7 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/BahnProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/BahnProvider.java
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ public final class BahnProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		throw new IllegalStateException("cannot normalize line " + line);
 	}
 
-	public static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
+	private static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
 
 	static
 	{
@@ -759,4 +759,9 @@ public final class BahnProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		LINES.put('B', new int[] { Color.parseColor("#993399"), Color.WHITE });
 		LINES.put('F', new int[] { Color.BLUE, Color.WHITE });
 	}
+
+	public int[] lineColors(final String line)
+	{
+		return LINES.get(line.charAt(0));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvvProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvvProvider.java
index 3ef15fd4..0207e5aa 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvvProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvvProvider.java
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public class MvvProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot parse month: " + month);
 	}
 
-	public static final Map<String, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<String, int[]>();
+	private static final Map<String, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<String, int[]>();
 
 	static
 	{
@@ -724,4 +724,9 @@ public class MvvProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		LINES.put("UU5", new int[] { Color.parseColor("#bb7700"), Color.WHITE });
 		LINES.put("UU6", new int[] { Color.parseColor("#0000cc"), Color.WHITE });
 	}
+
+	public int[] lineColors(final String line)
+	{
+		return LINES.get(line);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/NetworkProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/NetworkProvider.java
index fa855122..99f0ebab 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/NetworkProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/NetworkProvider.java
@@ -130,4 +130,13 @@ public interface NetworkProvider
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
 	QueryDeparturesResult queryDepartures(String queryUri) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get colors of line
+	 * 
+	 * @param line
+	 *            line to get color of
+	 * @return array containing background, foreground and border (optional) colors
+	 */
+	int[] lineColors(String line);
 }
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/RmvProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/RmvProvider.java
index 4f50ab2f..abb49701 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/RmvProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/RmvProvider.java
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ public class RmvProvider implements NetworkProvider
 	private static final Pattern P_CHECK_CONNECTIONS_ERROR = Pattern.compile(
 			"(?:(mehrfach vorhanden oder identisch)|(keine Verbindung gefunden werden))", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
-	public CheckConnectionsQueryResult checkConnectionsQuery(final String from, final String via, final String to, final Date date, final boolean dep) throws IOException
+	public CheckConnectionsQueryResult checkConnectionsQuery(final String from, final String via, final String to, final Date date, final boolean dep)
+			throws IOException
 	{
 		final String queryUri = connectionsQueryUri(from, via, to, date, dep);
 		final CharSequence page = ParserUtils.scrape(queryUri);
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ public class RmvProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		throw new IllegalStateException("cannot normalize line " + line);
 	}
 
-	public static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
+	private static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
 
 	static
 	{
@@ -546,4 +547,9 @@ public class RmvProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		LINES.put('B', new int[] { Color.parseColor("#993399"), Color.WHITE });
 		LINES.put('F', new int[] { Color.BLUE, Color.WHITE });
 	}
+
+	public int[] lineColors(final String line)
+	{
+		return LINES.get(line.charAt(0));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/SbbProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/SbbProvider.java
index 797000bf..bc86ff48 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/SbbProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/SbbProvider.java
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class SbbProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		throw new IllegalStateException("cannot normalize line " + line);
 	}
 
-	public static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
+	private static final Map<Character, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<Character, int[]>();
 
 	static
 	{
@@ -345,4 +345,9 @@ public class SbbProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		LINES.put('B', new int[] { Color.parseColor("#993399"), Color.WHITE });
 		LINES.put('F', new int[] { Color.BLUE, Color.WHITE });
 	}
+
+	public int[] lineColors(final String line)
+	{
+		return LINES.get(line.charAt(0));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/VbbProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/VbbProvider.java
index 7a89e5d9..e749b09c 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/VbbProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/VbbProvider.java
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public final class VbbProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		throw new IllegalStateException("cannot normalize line " + line);
 	}
 
-	public static final Map<String, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<String, int[]>();
+	private static final Map<String, int[]> LINES = new HashMap<String, int[]>();
 
 	static
 	{
@@ -670,4 +670,9 @@ public final class VbbProvider implements NetworkProvider
 		LINES.put("RRB91", new int[] { Color.parseColor("#A7653F"), Color.WHITE });
 		LINES.put("RRB93", new int[] { Color.parseColor("#A7653F"), Color.WHITE });
 	}
+
+	public int[] lineColors(final String line)
+	{
+		return LINES.get(line);
+	}
 }