Zuidtangent
The Zuidtangent is a bus rapid transit service operated by Connexxion in the Netherlands.
Its network consists of two lines:
- Line 300 from Haarlem via Hoofddorp, Schiphol Airport and Amstelveen to Amsterdam Zuidoost.
- Line 310 from Nieuw-Vennep via Hoofddorp and Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Zuid.
The Zuidtangent buses run on dedicated bus lanes from Haarlem to Schiphol Airport (25 km; line 300) and from Nieuw-Vennep to Hoofddorp (5 km; line 310). They use normal roads and motorways for most of the route between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuidoost. They have priority at road crossings throughout. The province of Noord-Holland has announced an extension from Hoofddorp (Beukenhorst) to Uithoorn. An extension from Haarlem to IJmuiden is under construction. The municipality of Haarlem and the province of Noord-Holland are also working on a plan to build a tunnel under the river Spaarne in Haarlem's city center to improve the flow of bus traffic.
Further plans exist to transform the bus service into a tram line. The city council of Amsterdam wants to extend the Zuidtangent from Amsterdam Zuidoost to IJburg, but no funds have been allocated yet.
