Eurostar’s direct train from Amsterdam to London could end in 2024

cde.news desk 12 June 2022, 16:40 · 1 min read

epa06489795 The logo of the Eurostar train arriving at Rotterdam Central Station, The Netherlands, 01 February 2018. Train manufacturer Siemens and Dutch train company NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) are conducting tests on the service that will make the connection between Amsterdam, Brussels and London. The passenger service is expected to be launched in late 2018, according to reports. EPA-EFE/LEX VAN LIESHOUT

Eurostar’s direct train services to London could end in 2024 when major work starts on revamping Amsterdam’s central station, junior infrastructure minister Vivianne Heijnen has told Dutch MPs.

There will, the minister said, be no room for Eurostar’s dedicated platform, which includes a lounge with security and passport controls, and there is no easy alternative, Heijnen said in her briefing. The situation, the minister said, is unacceptable.

‘Eurostar is important for international train travel and for the shift from air to train travel over shorter distances,’ she said.

Eurostar currently offers three direct services a day to London and is planning to introduce a fourth in September.

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Eurostar’s direct train from Amsterdam to London could end in 2024

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