Madrid’s BiciMAD network expands to the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón
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The neighboring municipalities of Madrid and Pozuelo de Alarcón in Spain have announced plans for the extension of Madrid’s electric bicycle network, with the aim of improving mobility for residents.
Launched in 2014, the BiciMAD network has grown from an initial 123 stations in selected districts of Madrid, to 2024’s status of 630 stations and 7,736 bicycles operating across all 21 districts of Madrid. Now, the network will grow further with additional stations and bikes to be introduced in the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón.
The plans were revealed at a recent event at Aravaca Cercanías Station, by Madrid Mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and the Mayor of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Paloma Tejero. The Councillor for Urban Planning, Environment and Mobility, Borja Carabante, and the General Manager of EMT Madrid, Alfonso Sánchez Vicente, also attended.
During the event, Mayor Almeida stated that the extension of BiciMAD demonstrates that, “The commitment to bicycle use is delivering results. BiciMAD not to remain exclusive to Madrid but to extend to other municipalities without physical barriers.” He noted that this is “the first joint project with another municipality, and we are open to others joining the system.”
In addition to the expansion to Pozuelo de Alarcón, Mayor Almeida also announced plans to include BiciMAD in scheduled free public transport days, in line with events on the city’s municipal bus service. The same conditions will apply as previously: on designated dates, all trips of up to 30 minutes will remain free.
A positive summary of BiciMAD’s performance in 2024 was shared by Mayor Almeida. By the year’s end, BiciMAD recorded over 9.94 million trips, representing an increase of 2.31 million trips compared to 2023 (a 30.6% rise, and triple the number of trips recorded in 2022 under the previous system, which operated with fewer stations and districts).