In advance of the launch of the direct Eurostar service between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal, the company ran a preview service between the two cities on Tuesday 20th February.
Eurostar E320 service to Amsterdam, passing through fields of Tulips – Image, Eurostar
Along with the preview service yesterday, tickets for the new Amsterdam service were due to go on sale. This has been delayed until Thursday 22nd February . In a tweet, the operator explains why…
Update: we now expect the tickets for our Direct service to Rotterdam and Amsterdam to be available from Thursday 22nd, whilst we iron out a few issues. We recognise the interest in the new route & thank you all for your patience.
— Eurostar (@Eurostar) February 20, 2018
Regular services are due to commence on the 4th April, with a twice-daily service from London to Amsterdam. Return passengers will need to travel on Thalys to Brussels and change for Eurostar due to border control issues not being agreed yet.
A lounge at Amsterdam Centraal is being built for Eurostar passengers – for those who have time before travel.
Services will be operated by Siemens e320 Velaro trains. These are 16 cars long, made up of six Standard Premier/Business Premier coaches at the front and rear of the train, 8 Standard class cars and 2 buffet and standard class cars.
For those who want tickets on the first trains – hang on a bit. Eurostar are selling tickets via Brussels with Thalys at the moment – and hopefully on Thursday – the direct services go on sale.
I’ve run the numbers on plane vs train on this route – and I would say they are comparable – and acceptable if you’re departing from the South East of England. There is plenty of scope for more services on the Brussels to Amsterdam stretch – but first – lets see if the service is viable…
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