Launched in July, a new station bicycle service has appeared in New Aquitaine: 160 electric bicycles are offered in 25 stations along the TER Royan-Angoulême line. Eight cities* have a station in their station, the largest (Royan, Cognac, Angoulême) also have one in their center.
« This is a first in France “, said Amira Haberah, co-founder of the company Fifteen and director of development, presenting this service managed by her company on October 18 during the RNTP. According to her, in France, it is possible either to leave your bike in a station before getting on a train, or to take it on board. But not to have a complete self-service rental service, on departure and arrival. However, this is what is being done successfully elsewhere, particularly in the Netherlands. (the system OV-Fiets)an example which inspired Fifteen to propose this experiment with the support of Ademe and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Mobilités joint union.
TER users can thus take out a Modalis bicycle subscription for 15 euros per month, for 12 hours of rental per day, allowing them to continue their journey (by train or bus) with a bicycle when they arrive at the station. The service is acclaimed, “people want to have bicycles available at the station“, says Jérôme Kravetz, director of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Mobilités. “ The first results are very encouraging with more than 300 users listed », Indicates the region.
The experiment should be completed at the end of next year. With the hope, for its promoters, of having given ideas to other communities.
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Angoulême, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, Jarnac, Cognac, Beillant, Saintes, Saujon, Royan.
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