MYBYK

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MYBYK
MYBYK station Kankariya BRTS.jpg
MYBYK Station at Kankaria Lake BRTS
Overview
Area served India
Locale Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Jamnagar, Indore
Transit type Bicycle-sharing system
Website mybyk.in
Operation
Began operationMay 2014;10 years ago (2014-05)
Number of vehicles5,500

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

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History

MYBYK was founded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in May 2014 [1] [2] by Arjit Soni. Supported by private sector funds and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation, [3] [4] the project was initially started with 200 bicycles and 4 stations, [5] in conjunction with Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The bicycle stations are located at BRTS stations, [6] which allows public transport users to use bicycles from BRTS stations to homes and offices.

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] Around the same time, the company expanded services to the largest city in central India, Indore, in partnership with Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited with 1,000 cycles. A plan to increase the number of cycles by 3,000 was also approved. [11]

In 2023, the company launched electric bicycles as part of its fleet. [12]

Overview

MYBYK bicycles can be rented through a mobile app. [13]

Reliance Industries Limited, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Baxter,[ clarification needed ] TATA[ expand acronym ], Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Suzuki Motors Gujarat, SRF Chemicals Ltd., Wonder Cement, and Adani Shantigram Township are B2B clients of MYBYK. [8] [14]

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