Editing Hoofddorp (section)

== Transport ==
The town is served by [[Hoofddorp railway station]]. In the 2020 timetable there are 4 trains an hour to Leiden (weekdays), 4 trains an hour to [[Amsterdam Zuid railway station]], 2 trains an hour to Zaandam, and 4 trains an hour to [[Amsterdam Centraal railway station|Amsterdam Centraal]]. Journey times to Amsterdam Centraal are 25 – 30 minutes.

On 3 August 1912, Hoofddorp was connected by rail to [[Leiden]], [[Aalsmeer]] and [[Haarlem]].<ref name="HESM">[http://www.haarlemmermeerspoor.nl/ {{in lang|nl}} Informational page about the Haarlemmermeer Spoorlijnen], retrieved 19 January 2007.</ref> These railway lines, operated by the {{interlanguage link|Hollandsche Electrische-Spoorweg-Maatschappij|nl}} (HESM), were closed on 31 December 1935.

In 1981, Hoofddorp was connected by rail for the second time, this time to [[Leiden]] and [[Schiphol Airport]] as a part of the [[Train routes in the Netherlands|Schiphollijn]]. The [[HSL-Zuid|Southern High-Speed Line]], that opened in 2007, will use existing conventional track from [[Amsterdam Centraal|Amsterdam Central Station]] to Hoofddorp, where it will branch off onto a dedicated track. The trains will not stop at Hoofddorp.<ref name="HSL">[http://www.hslzuid.nl/hsl/uk/lijn/HSL_track/Haarlemmermeer/index.jsp HSL-Zuid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114015117/http://www.hslzuid.nl/hsl/uk/lijn/HSL_track/Haarlemmermeer/index.jsp |date=2007-01-14 }}, retrieved 19 January 2007</ref>

[[Image:Hoofddorp Station.jpg|thumb|The train station and a bus station from the special bus line from [[Haarlem]] to [[Amsterdam]], the [[Zuidtangent]], which has largely its own bus lane, with priority at crossings. In the background, the row of trees can be seen that is planted along the ''Geniedijk'']]
[[File:Calatrava brug Hoofddorp Nieuw-Vennep.jpg|thumb|A Calatrava bridge between Hoofddorp and [[Nieuw-Vennep]]]]
On 30 November 1992 the [[Hoofddorp train disaster]] took place near Hoofddorp, causing 5 deaths and 33 wounded.

Hoofddorp is connected by many bus lines to many cities and towns in the immediate surroundings. Most bus lines are operated by [[Connexxion]]. In 2002, Hoofddorp was connected to [[Haarlem]], [[Schiphol Airport]] and [[Amsterdam Zuidoost]] by the high quality bus line [[Zuidtangent]].<ref name="Zuidtangent">[http://www.noord-holland.nl/projecten/zuidtangent/Algemeen/index.asp {{in lang|nl}} Zuidtangent informational page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218060441/http://www.noord-holland.nl/projecten/zuidtangent/Algemeen/index.asp |date=2007-02-18 }}, retrieved on 19 January 2007</ref>  In 2009 came the Second line from [[Amsterdam Zuid railway station]] to [[Nieuw Vennep]] {{interlanguage link|Getsewoud|nl}}. The Zuidtangent will be expanded by adding a line to [[Uithoorn]] and [[Amsterdam]] [[IJburg]].

The bus station at [[:nl:Spaarne_Gasthuis_(Hoofddorp)|Spaarne Hospital in Hoofddorp]] is the world's biggest structure built entirely from synthetic materials: factory-cut [[polystyrene]] foam with a [[polyester]] skin. At this moment it has been painted in a sort of orange colour. However, the municipality has decided to remove the structure because of high maintenance costs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Nieuwe eigenaar voor bijzondere bushalte van 50 meter lang en 10 meter hoog gezocht |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2426832-nieuwe-eigenaar-voor-bijzondere-bushalte-van-50-meter-lang-en-10-meter-hoog-gezocht |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=nos.nl |language=Dutch}}</ref>

In January 2019, CEO of [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] Dick Benschop announced that agreements had been reached to extend the [[Amsterdam Metro]]'s North-South line to the airport and Hoofddorp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/amsterdam-metro-line-be-extended-schiphol-airport|title=Amsterdam metro line to be extended to Schiphol airport|website=I Am Expat|date=9 January 2019|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>