Editing Zoetermeer (section)

==Transport==

===Light rail===
The former [[Zoetermeer Stadslijn]] [[Interurban|urban railway]] was rebuilt as light rail in 2006/2007. The stadslijn was the only urban railway in The Netherlands. It had 12 stations in Zoetermeer and ran to and from [[The Hague]] [[Den Haag Centraal railway station|Central Station]].

The new [[light rail]] system is part of the [[RandstadRail]] network between [[The Hague]], [[Rotterdam]] and Zoetermeer. Besides the rebuilt original Stadslijn, which now has 13 stations, the added Oosterheemlijn leads to the new suburb Oosterheem. The Oosterheemlijn has five stations and ends at the heavy rail [[Lansingerland-Zoetermeer railway station|Station Lansingerland-Zoetermeer]].

===Heavy rail===
Zoetermeer has three stations on the main railway between The Hague and Utrecht. Zoetermeer-Zegwaard, built when the city was connected by railway in 1868, burnt down in 1906. Later the station reopened 1965 on the same location as [[Zoetermeer Oost railway station|Zoetermeer-Oost]]. The main station, [[Zoetermeer railway station|Zoetermeer station]], was opened in 1973. Lastly, the newest station, [[Lansingerland-Zoetermeer railway station|Station Lansingerland-Zoetermeer]], was completed in May 2019.

The [[HSL-Zuid]] high speed line from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Paris]] passes Zoetermeer on its eastern side. Although there have been proposals to open a station on the line, this seems highly unlikely this will be realized.<ref>[http://www.stationsweb.com/nieuws.asp?rec=2773 AD, 29-1-2007: "BleiZo nog niet in zicht"], on www.stationsweb.nl {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

===Motorway===
Zoetermeer is next to the [[A12 motorway (Netherlands)|A12 motorway]], connecting The Hague with [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]] and [[Germany]].