Hoofddorp railway station
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°17′36″N 4°42′0″E / 52.29333°N 4.70000°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Hfd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoofddorp is a railway station in Hoofddorp, Netherlands located on the Weesp–Leiden railway.
History
[edit]From 1912 to 1935 the town had a station also called Hoofddorp nearer to the town centre at the ceased Hoofddorp–Leiden railway (Haarlemmermeerspoorlijn from Aalsmeer to Haarlem, via Hoofddorp and Leiden). The former station building is in use as a residence.
The current station opened on 31 May 1981. The station was rebuilt in 1998 to its current look.
Hoofddorp has a depot/sidings further west from the station, this is the reason many sprinter services have their terminus over here. Intercity services terminating at Schiphol also use this depot before returning. The station consist of 2 double-track platforms and has 6 tracks. Regular bus services stop at street level below the station. ZuidTangent bus rapid transit lines 300 and 310 use the platform level stop next to the station.
Train services
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As of 11 December 2018[update], the following train services call at this station:
- 2× per hour local Sprinter service Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Zaandam - Hoorn
- 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere
- 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam CS - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
- 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam CS - Hilversum - Amersfoort
- 2x per hour local "Sprinter" service
Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Naarden-Bussum - Hilversum - Utrecht Centraal
Bus services
[edit]The following bus services call at Station Hoofddorp. Buses depart from the bus stops at street level below the station. Lines 300 and 397 depart at the viaduct next to the station. All buses are operated by Connexxion.
| Bus | Route | Notes |
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| Regional services | ||
| 145 | Hoofddorp Station - City Centre - Noord - Lijnden - Badhoevedorp | |
| 161 | Hoofddorp Station - Beukenhorst West - Kalorama - Arnolduspark - City Centre - Pax - Noord - Lijnden - Boesingheliede - Zwanenburg - Halfweg-Zwanenburg railway station - Zwanenburg Kinheim | |
| 162 | Hoofddorp Station - City Centre - Graan voor Visch - Nieuw-Vennep, Spoorzicht - Station Nieuw Vennep - Nieuw Vennep Getsewoud - Lisserbroek - Centrum | |
| 401 | Hoofddorp Station - City Centre - Overbos - Spaarne Ziekenhuis - Zwaanshoek - Bennebroek | "Buurtbus" |
| City services | ||
| 169 | Hoofddorp Station - City Centre - Toolenburg - Overbos - Spaarne Gasthuis (Floriande - SKWA) | Only once an hour to SKWA |
| R-net | ||
| 300 | Haarlem - Vijfhuizen - Spaarne Gasthuis - Overbos - Bornholm - Toolenburg - Graan voor Visch - Hoofddorp Station - Schiphol - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA | At night as N30 |
| N30 | ||
| 397 | Nieuw-Vennep Getsewoud - Hoofddorp Toolenburg-Zuid, -Oost - Graan voor Visch - Hoofddorp Station - Schiphol - Amsterdam Metro Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam City Centre - Leidseplein - Busstation Elandsgracht | |
| 340 | Haarlem - Heemstede - Cruquius - Spaarne Gasthuis - Overbos - Geniedijk - City Centre - Hoofddorp Station - Schiphol Logistics Park - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn | |
| 341 | Amsterdam Zuid - VU medisch centrum - Amstelveenseweg - Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Airport - Schiphol Southwest - De Hoek - "Hoofddorp Station" - City Centre - Pax - Floriande - Spaarne Gasthuis | |
External links
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- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)