Amsterdam terminal reopening restored direct trains to London
The February 2025 milestone linked station work with the return of Eurostar’s direct service.
News report
Direct Eurostar services from Amsterdam to London resumed on February 10, 2025, alongside the opening of a new UK-bound terminal at Amsterdam Centraal. Eurostar, Dutch railway NS and infrastructure manager ProRail marked the facility’s entry into use.
The terminal provided space for check-in and passport control before passengers boarded. That work was central to restoring a direct journey to London, rather than requiring the same transfer arrangements used while Amsterdam’s facilities were unavailable.
The opening timetable included three daily services on weekdays and Sundays and two on Saturdays between London St Pancras and Amsterdam. Those were launch arrangements within a phased programme, with further station works and capacity increases scheduled separately.
NS’s account described an initial allowance of around 400 passengers boarding in Amsterdam per departure. The larger terminal was designed to accommodate more passengers as later stages became available, with additional travellers boarding at Rotterdam.
The completed February development combined physical terminal space with the resumption of a cross-border passenger service. It shows that an international train’s capacity depends partly on station processing facilities, alongside the train itself and the route it uses. The opening restored a useful city-centre link while leaving later operational stages to their own dates. The 2025 timetable and capacity figures describe that launch, providing a clear record of what entered use at the time.
Sources
- Eurostar direct service resumption — 2025-02-10
- NS International terminal opening — 2025-02-10
