Saturday, 10 February 2018

Connecting European capitals by high-speed rail : Eurostar announces new London to Amsterdam service

The service will start with two trains a day from St Pancras, with the journey taking three hours, and one-way fares from £35

Two trains per day are to leave St Pancras for the three hour journey to the Dutch city

The launch of the new London to Amsterdam service not only provides a fast, point-to-point link with The Netherlands, it also heralds a record new journey time for those passengers travelling on the London to Brussels section of the route.


Extensive preparations have been taking place in advance of the service beginning with comprehensive testing on the Dutch high speed network

The chief executive of Eurostar, Nicholas Petrovic, declared:
'The launch of our service to the Netherlands represents an exciting advance in cross-Channel travel and heralds a new era in international high-speed rail.

'With direct services from the UK to the Netherlands, France and Belgium, we are transforming the links between the UK and three of Europe’s top trading nations.

'Our new route marks the culmination of the extensive investment in high-speed rail on both sides of the Channel.'


A Eurostar hurtles through the Dutch countryside on a test run. It will link London St Pancras with Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Trains are to reach speeds of up to 186 miles per hour

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