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Zuidtangent is the former name of the bus rapid transit service between Haarlem, Nieuw-Vennep, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Zuidtangent has been established in 2002 and was renamed R-net ( Randstad-net) in 2011 when it became part of the eponymous regional service.
The two lines that formed the Zuidtangent network have been adopted by R-net without change and are still operated by Connexxion:
- 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 North Holland has announced an extension from Hoofddorp (Beukenhorst) to Uithoorn. An extension from Haarlem to IJmuiden is under construction.
Buses such as the 197 operated by Connexion from Schiphol to Amsterdam city centre also use a dedicated bus road parallel to the A4 motorway between Schiphol and Osdorp.
The autonomous driving Future Bus from Mercedes-Benz buses was tested and publicly presented on the track between Schalkwijk Centrum and Schiphol in July 2016. It uses an adaptation of the truck application Highway Pilot, called CityPilot.