Editing Purmerend (section)

==Public transport==
[[File:Busstation tramplein Purmerend.jpg|thumb|right|Tramplein.]]Public transportation is mainly focused on Amsterdam, with several bus services and a train service via [[Zaandam]].

There are 3 train stations in Purmerend, in the north, centre and south.
These are:
*[[Purmerend Overwhere railway station|Purmerend Overwhere]] (North)
*[[Purmerend railway station|Purmerend]] (Centre)
*[[Purmerend Weidevenne railway station|Purmerend Weidevenne]] (South)

The [[bus station]] in Purmerend is called "Tramplein" (or, Tram Square). Historically, a tram ("'t Boemeltje") ran from [[Amsterdam Centraal]] to Purmerend, ending at the Tramplein. The end stop retained the name even after the tram service was discontinued.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

In 1951 [[The Ramblers (band)|The Ramblers]] had a hit commemorating the tram service "’t Boemeltje van Purmerend".

In 2019, the province of North Holland revealed plans to extend the [[Amsterdam Metro]]'s Noord-Zuidlijn from [[Noord metro station|Noord station]] to Purmerend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/247518/provincie-wil-metro-naar-zaandam-purmerend-hoofddorp-en-schiphol|title=Provincie wil metro naar Zaandam, Purmerend, Hoofddorp en Schiphol|website=NH Nieuws|date=12 June 2019|access-date=17 November 2019|language=nl}}</ref>