Veturilo
Bicycle-sharing system in Warsaw, Poland
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Veturilo is a public bicycle-sharing system in Warsaw, Poland, launched on 1 August 2012 with 55 stations and 1000 bicycles in 3 districts - Śródmieście (city centre), Bielany and Ursynów,[3] 2 other stations started operating in the middle of August in Wilanów.[4] At the time of the launch, it was the biggest public bicycle-sharing system in Poland[5] and the fifth largest in Europe. It is also considered one of the most successful bike sharing systems in the world.[6]
3,904,647 (2022)[2]| Veturilo | |
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 Veturilo station | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Warsaw, Poland |
| Transit type | Bicycle-sharing system |
| Number of stations | 346[1] |
| Annual ridership | 3,904,647 (2022)[2] |
| Website | veturilo |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1 August 2012 |
| Operator(s) | nextbike |
| Number of vehicles | 3,460[1] |
Name
The name Veturilo was chosen in an internet contest. It is an Esperanto word meaning vehicle. Internet users submitted nearly a thousand proposals, and a jury chose a short-list of six. In the next step, during an internet vote, users chose the name Veturilo (with 32% of votes); other proposals were: Wawabike (26%), Ziuuu (12%), Rowerynka (12%), Bajker (11%) and Wabik (6%).[7]
