Editing Lelystad (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Lelystad Railway Bus Station.jpg|thumb|[[Lelystad Centrum railway station]]]]
Lelystad can be reached by air, water, and land.

===Air===
[[Lelystad Airport]] is the biggest [[general aviation]] airport in the Netherlands. It is owned wholly by [[Schiphol Group]]. Lelystad Airport has undergone major expansion, including the construction of a passenger terminal for commercial flights, as well as an extension of the runway. The original plan for this airport was to become the main gateway for passengers into the country, to alleviate some of the pressure from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. In turn, Schiphol would be able to focus on its role as international hub for lay-overs. Although the expansion of Lelystad Airport has been finished, the airport has not yet opened for passengers due to various political reasons. As of 2022, the government has decided to delay the opening of the terminals with at least two years, and even then the opening will not be guaranteed.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Kabinet stelt besluit opening Lelystad Airport met twee jaar uit| work = [[Algemeen Dagblad]]| access-date = 2023-11-18| date = 2022-06-23| url = https://www.ad.nl/politiek/kabinet-stelt-besluit-opening-lelystad-airport-met-twee-jaar-uit~ae1b4910/| language = nl}}</ref>

===Water===
Lelystad has a small inland [[port]], several [[marina]]s, and a canal system which also functions to aid in managing the water levels in the rest of the [[polder]]. The canal system connects to the [[Markermeer]] with a [[Lock (water navigation)|lock]] to the southwest of Lelystad, and connects the city and its industrial areas to all other towns and their respective industrial areas in the polder.

===Rail===
the [[Weesp–Lelystad railway]] (''Flevolijn'') extends south from [[Lelystad Centrum railway station]] and connects the city with [[Almere]], and to the [[Randstad]] region beyond. The [[Lelystad–Zwolle railway]] (''Hanzelijn'') extends north from Lelystad and connects it with [[Dronten]], [[Kampen, Overijssel|Kampen]] and [[Zwolle]].

===Motorway===
The [[A6 motorway (Netherlands)|A6 motorway]] runs along Lelystad on the eastern side of the city. There are three on-ramps connecting this motorway to Lelystad, allowing traffic to travel northbound to [[Emmeloord]] and the province of [[Friesland]], or southbound to [[Almere]] and the [[Randstad]] region.

===Provincial roads===
The N302 provincial road connects Lelystad to the south-east with [[Harderwijk]] and the province of [[Gelderland]] beyond. The N307 connects Lelystad across the [[Houtribdijk]] to [[Enkhuizen]] and the province of [[North Holland]] beyond, and to [[Dronten]] and beyond that to [[Kampen, Overijssel|Kampen]] in the province of [[Overijssel]]. The N309 connects Lelystad to Dronten and beyond that to [[Elburg]] in the province of [[Gelderland]].