MYBYK
MYBYK Station at Kankaria Lake BRTS
MYBYK Station at Kankaria Lake BRTS
Overview
Area servedIndia
LocaleAhmedabad, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jamnagar, Indore
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Websitemybyk.in
Operation
Began operation2014
Number of vehicles5,500

MYBYK is a station-based bicycle-sharing and renting service in India.

History

Started in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in May 2014.[1][2] Founded by Arjit Soni, and the project was supported by private sector and Amdavad Municipal Corporation.[3][4] The project was started with 200 bicycles and 4 stations.[5] The project was started in conjunction with Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The bicycle stations are located at BRTS stations,[6] which facilitates public transport users to use bicycle for to and fro movement from BRTS station to home/office.

Later MYBYK expanded its service to Jamnagar, Mumbai[7] and Udaipur operating with 5,500 cycles.[8][9] In 2022, MYBYK started services in Nagpur in association with Nagpur Metro with hubs at metro stations for last mile connectivity [10]

In 2022, the company expanded services to the largest city of central India, Indore, in partnership with Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited with 1,000 cycles, and an approved plan of further 3,000 of the same.[11]

Overview

The bicycle can be hired through mobile app.[12]

Reliance Industries Limited, ISRO, Baxter, TATA, ONGC, Suzuki Motors Gujarat, SRF Chemicals Ltd., Baxter, Wonder cement and Adani Shantigram Township are B2B clients of MYBYK.[8][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bangad, Gareema (2020-02-24). "Now, cycle away from the Metro station". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Project MyByk receives lukewarm response on Day 1". Ahmedabad Mirror. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Rent bikes from Jagruti Nagar Metro station for ₹2/hour from Feb 24". Hindustan Times. 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  4. ↑ "A new cycle share system hits Ahmedabad". Walkability Asia. 2014-12-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. ↑ "MYBYK launches its bicycle feeder service for Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL)". Construction Week Online India. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  6. ↑ "MYBYK expands 30 bicycle hubs in Ahmedabad with a fixed monthly subscription". Deccan Chronicle. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  7. ↑ "MMRDA to boost Metro travel with bicycles, bus connectivity". Hindustan Times. 2019-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  8. 1 2 "Mybyk aiming to ride towards a sustainable future - ET Auto". ETAuto.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. ↑ "AmdaBike". ahmedabadcity.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  10. ↑ Shah, Narendra (2022-03-02). "Nagpur Metro introduces MY BYK Hub". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  11. ↑ "Indore: 3,000 cycles to become part of Indore's public transport system in phases". Free Press Journal.
  12. ↑ "Mumbai Metro: From Monday, hire a bicycle from Jagruti Nagar metro station". The Times of India. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  13. ↑ Umarji, Vinay (2019-06-05). "Bicycle sharing startup MYBYK looks to raise $2 mn in Series A funding". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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