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.

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

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.