diff --git a/resources/js/Components/MetroMap/MetroCanvas.vue b/resources/js/Components/MetroMap/MetroCanvas.vue
index 9a5601b..2d4774d 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/MetroMap/MetroCanvas.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/MetroMap/MetroCanvas.vue
@@ -266,12 +266,13 @@ const initCanvas = () => {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const handleZoom = (event) => {
-    if (isCommitting) return
-
     const t = event.transform
     g.attr('transform', t)
     transform.value = t
 
+    // During commit animation, just apply the visual transform — skip threshold logic
+    if (isCommitting) return
+
     emit('zoom-change', { scale: t.k, x: t.x, y: t.y })
 
     const w  = containerRef.value?.clientWidth  ?? 800
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ const commitDimensionChange = (direction, node) => {
 /**
  * Smoothly animate to a fit-to-view transform for the current dimension.
  * Calculates bounding box of all nodes and zooms to fit them in the viewport.
+ * The zoom handler stays active but isCommitting guards against threshold logic.
  */
 const animateZoomReset = () => {
     if (!svg || !zoom) {
@@ -399,30 +401,14 @@ const animateZoomReset = () => {
     const targetDim = currentDimensionData.value
     const targetTransform = computeFitTransform(targetDim, w, h)
 
-    // Temporarily disable the zoom handler to prevent re-entry during animation
-    svg.on('.zoom', null)
+    // Render the new dimension immediately so the animation shows correct content
+    renderMap()
 
     svg.transition()
         .duration(400)
         .ease(d3.easeCubicOut)
         .call(zoom.transform, targetTransform)
         .on('end', () => {
-            // Re-enable zoom handler
-            svg.call(zoom)
-            svg.on('contextmenu', (event) => {
-                event.preventDefault()
-                const [x, y] = d3.pointer(event, g.node())
-                const clickedNode = findNodeAt(x, y)
-                contextMenu.value = {
-                    show: true,
-                    x: event.clientX,
-                    y: event.clientY,
-                    type: clickedNode ? 'node' : 'canvas',
-                    node: clickedNode,
-                    canvasX: x,
-                    canvasY: y,
-                }
-            })
             isCommitting = false
             renderMap()
         })
@@ -528,8 +514,8 @@ const renderBranchHandles = (nodeGroup, node, allNodes) => {
         const targetX = snapToGrid(node.x + b.dx)
         const targetY = snapToGrid(node.y + b.dy)
 
-        // Skip if target position is occupied
-        if (allNodes.some(n => n.x === targetX && n.y === targetY)) return
+        // Allow branching to occupied positions — metro interchanges are valid
+        const occupied = allNodes.some(n => n.x === targetX && n.y === targetY)
 
         const rad = (b.deg * Math.PI) / 180
         const hx = Math.cos(rad) * HANDLE_DIST
@@ -596,7 +582,7 @@ const renderBranchHandles = (nodeGroup, node, allNodes) => {
                     .attr('font-family', "'VT323', monospace")
                     .attr('font-size', '12px')
                     .attr('opacity', 0.5)
-                    .text(b.deg === 0 ? 'extend' : 'fork')
+                    .text(occupied ? 'interchange' : (b.deg === 0 ? 'extend' : 'fork'))
             })
             .on('mouseleave', () => {
                 handleGroup.selectAll('.ghost-preview').remove()