Eurostar announces direct Amsterdam to London trains will resume - and capacity increases

Direct Eurostar services from Amsterdam to London will resume next year after renovations at the Dutch capital’s Centraal station were completed.

Through trains from St Pancras were suspended from June 15 when remodelling work of the departure terminal in Amsterdam mean there was no space for passengers on London-bound trains to undergo pre-boarding Channel Tunnel and UK border checks.

Since then, passengers heading from the Netherlands have had to stop at Brussels Midi for additional checks, with passengers forced to disembark for the additional checks to take place before joining a later train. Services heading east to Amsterdam have not been affected.

However, direct trains from Centraal to St Pancras will now resume on February 10 2025.

When services restart, trains will be able to carry 440 passengers, with this number set to rise throughout 2025 until trains have 650 seats.

The departure lounge in Amsterdam will also be increased to have a final capacity of 700.

Wouter Koolmees, CEO of NS Dutch Railways, said: “Direct Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London is excellent news for our passengers and a significant contribution to realising climate goals. In combination with the new and enlarged check-in terminal in Amsterdam we can offer this direct connection to more passengers than before.