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Hoofddorp railway station

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Location
  
Hoofddorp Netherlands

Station code
  
Hfd

Opened
  
31 May 1981

Platforms in use
  
4

Operated by
  
Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Closed
  
1935

Province
  
North Holland

Hoofddorp railway station

Address
  
2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Similar
  
Schiphol Airport railway st, Amsterdam Lelylaan station, Nieuw‑Vennep railway station, Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway st, Weesp railway station

Omroep sprinter naar hoofddorp


Hoofddorp is a railway station in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The station is on the Schiphol line.

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History

This is actually the second station in Hoofddorp; Earlier Hoofddorp had a station nearer to the town centre at the ceased Haarlemmermeerspoorlijn (Aalsmeer - Haarlem and Hoofddorp - Leiden). 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

As of 11 December 2016, 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 - Almere
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort
  • 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 310 depart at the viaduct next to the station. All buses are operated by Connexxion.

    References

    Hoofddorp railway station Wikipedia