BiciMAD explained

BiciMAD
Owner:City Council of Madrid
Locale:Madrid
Transit Type:Bicycle-sharing system
Stations:611
Annual Ridership:7.440.000 (2022)
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Operator:EMT Madrid
Vehicles:7500

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-03-08 . Muere atropellado un usuario de BiciMad . 2024-09-20 . Periódico Diagonal . es.
  2. Web site: 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. Bicimad supera por primera vez los 16.000 viajes diarios. El País. Miguel Ángel. Medina. 14 September 2018 .
  4. Web site: Qué es BiciMAD . BiciMAD . What is BiciMAD . Spanish . 2021-03-15 .