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MYBYK
MYBYK Station at Kankaria Lake BRTS
Overview
LocaleAhmedabad, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jamnagar
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Websitemybyk.in
Operation
Began operation2014
Number of vehicles5500

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

History

Started in Ahmedabad 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]

Overview

The bicycle can be hired through mobile app.[11]

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][12]

Gallery

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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 www.ETAuto.com. "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. ↑ Feb 21, TNN | Updated; 2020; Ist, 06:22. "Mumbai Metro: From Monday, hire a bicycle from Jagruti Nagar metro station | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help); |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ 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 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2019-06-28 suggested (help)