Hoofddorp is a

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Hoofddorp Hoofddorp (; ) is the main town of the Haarlemmermeer municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. In 2021, the population was 77,885. The town was founded in 1853, immediately after the Haarlemmermeer had been drained. Hist ...

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located on the

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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

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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 - 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

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

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External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
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