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BiciMAD

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BiciMAD
The new bicycle by PBSC Urban Solutions
The new bicycle by PBSC Urban Solutions
Overview
OwnerCity Council of Madrid
LocaleMadrid
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Number of stations611
Annual ridership7.440.000 (2022)
Websitebicimad.com
Operation
Began operationJune 23, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-23)
Operator(s)EMT Madrid
Number of vehicles7500

BiciMAD is a bicycle sharing system in Madrid, Spain. It is currently provided by the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, a public company owned by the City Council of Madrid.

The service, originally granted to Bonopark SL, began operations on 23 June 2014.[1] It was municipalized by the City Council on 17 May 2016.[2] BiciMAD reached the number of 16,000 daily transportations for the first time in September 2018.[3] As of March 2021, the system comprises 2964 bikes and 264 stations.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Muere atropellado un usuario de BiciMad". Periódico Diagonal (in Spanish). 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ "El Ayuntamiento defiende la compra de Bicimad tras "numerosos" estudios de Bonopark por parte de la EMT y otros externos". Europa Press. 2018-01-22.
  3. ^ Medina, Miguel Ángel (14 September 2018). "Bicimad supera por primera vez los 16.000 viajes diarios". El País.
  4. ^ "Qué es BiciMAD" [What is BiciMAD]. BiciMAD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-15.