Hoofddorp railway station

Geschiedenis

Hoofddorp is a railway station in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The station is on the Schiphol line.HistoryThis is actually the second station in Hoofddorp; Earlier Hoofddorp had a station nearer to the town centre at the ceased Haarlemmermeerspoorlijn . This station opened in 1912 and closed in 1935. The old station is still 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, the following train services call at this station: 2× per hour local Sprinter service Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Zaandam - Hoorn2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Almere2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Hilversum - AmersfoortBus servicesThe following bus services call at Station Hoofddorp. Buses depart from the bus stops at street level below the station. Lines 300 and 310 depart at the viaduct next to the station. All buses are operated by Connexxion.