Bicycle parking station

Such a facility can be as simple as a lockable bike cage or shed or as complex as a purpose-built multi-level building: the common purpose is that they provide secure bicycle parking.

Some are based at railway stations to facilitate "bike and ride" multi-modal transport, while others are situated at the end of the commute and as such are located in town or city centres, universities, and workplaces.

Advanced bicycle parking station provide protection from weather, thieves and vandalism not only for the vehicle but also for the helmets and other personal belongings.

Automatic bike parking stations exist in many forms, such as underground silos using automated storage and retrieval system.

There may also be information available, such as pamphlets/brochures for bicycle safety, maps and other literature ,e.g. about cycling routes or nearby points of interest.

Utrecht Centraal bike parking facility
Complex: Utrecht Centraal 's bicycle parking facility is the largest in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Simple: A Parkiteer e-card-accessible bike cage at Wyndham Vale station , Melbourne, Australia.
A lockable bike cage in Templin, Germany
A lockable bike box in Angermünde, Germany
A bicycle parking rack in Jakarta, Indonesia
Radstation at Münster railway station, Germany.
Interior of Radstation in Münster, Germany.
Underground bicycle parking next to Groningen railway station .