The OV-fiets, the bike sharing service offered by Dutch Railways, became increasingly popular in the Netherlands between 2012 to 2019. In 2019, approximately 5.2 million trips were made with the shared bicycles. The number of journeys by OV-fiets dropped in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel in the Nehterlands was partially restricted. Journeys fell to 3.1 million in 2020 and increased slightly to 3.4 million in 2021. Useage grew again in the following years and exceeded the previous peak in 2019, reaching 5.9 million journeys.
OV-fiets (loosely translated: public transport bicycle) is a bicycle sharing platform owned and controlled by the Nationale Spoorwegen (national railways), more commonly known as NS. There were around 300 OV-fiets stations in 2019, all located within train stations.
Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
"OV-fiets" is a part of NS (Dutch Railways) and offers shared bicycles at depots next to important train stations. The bicycles can be returned at any depot in the same city where they were rented. Users subscribe to the service free of charge, but pay a fee per 24 hours of use.
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2022 was taken from previous editions of the report.
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). (February 27, 2024). Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). "Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). (2024). Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). "Number of Shared "Ov-fiets" Bicycle Trips in The Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of shared "OV-fiets" bicycle trips in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178035/netherlands-use-of-bike-sharing-service-ov-fiets/
