Hoofddorp is a railway station in Hoofddorp, Netherlands located on the Weesp–Leiden railway.
History 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
, the following train services call at this station: 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Zaandam - Hoorn 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere 8× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam CS 2x per hour local Sprinter service (Leiden -) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Naarden-Bussum - Hilversum - Utrecht Centraal
Bus services 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 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 services169 Hoofddorp Station - City Centre - Toolenburg - Overbos - Spaarne Gasthuis (Floriande - SKWA) Only once an hour to SKWA 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 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
References
External links
NS website Dutch Public Transport journey planner