Eurostar’s Amsterdam-London Service Back on Track

Amsterdam-London Eurostar Service Resumes

Eurostar has restarted direct services connecting Amsterdam and London following an eight-month pause to construct a new terminal in the Dutch capital. The service from Amsterdam’s Central station to London St. Pancras resumed on Monday after halting in June for the building work.

Since then, passengers from Amsterdam to London have had to travel by train to Brussels, where they would undergo border checks before transferring to a Eurostar service. The new station in Amsterdam provides more space for travellers heading to the UK, allowing Eurostar to reinstate direct departures and expand its services. Currently, it offers three daily return trips between the two cities on weekdays and Sundays and two on Saturdays—each lasting three hours and 52 minutes—with plans to increase this to five by 2026. Each train now accommodates up to 400 passengers, an increase from the former limit of 360, which will rise to 650 by September.

Gwendoline Cazenave, Eurostar’s Chief Executive, expressed the firm’s “delight” at the resumption of direct services, describing these trips as “more than just a train journey – they represent a seamless connection between two vibrant capitals, providing our customers with an efficient, comfortable, and sustainable way to travel.”