page_title: Purmerend
section_title: Public transport
hierarchical_section_title: Purmerend / Public transport
caption_attribution_description: English: The bus station at the Tramplein (square) in the town of Purmerend, in North Holland Nederlands: Busstation op het Tramplein te Purmerend
context_page_description: Purmerend is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slowly. Only after 1960 did the population start to grow from around 10,000 to around 80,000 by the 2010s. From the 1960s onwards, Purmerend has seen major expansion and continues to do so. This expansion has turned Purmerend into a commuter town; many inhabitants of Purmerend work, go to school or spend their leisure time in Amsterdam. Purmerend is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe.
context_section_description: 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 (North)
  Purmerend (Centre)
  Purmerend Weidevenne (South)
  The bus station in Purmerend is called "Tramplein" (or, Tram Square), but not because any trams run in Purmerend today. Historically, a tram ("'t Boemeltje") ran from Amsterdam Centraal to Purmerend, ending at the Tramplein location. Although the tram service discontinued years ago, the end stop retained the name Tramplein.
  In 1951 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 station to Purmerend.
caption: Tramplein.
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