The
number


of
daily
trains
between
London
and
Amsterdam
will
rise
to
five
in
December,
following
the
completion
of
a
new
international
terminal
at
Amsterdam
Centraal
in
February.

At
the
moment
there
are
three
trains
a
day
from
London
to
the
Dutch
capital,
but
there
will
be
four
from
4
September
and
five
from
15
December.

Building
work
at
Amsterdam
had
meant
that
international
travellers
could
not
pass
through
security
checks,
with
the
result
that
London-bound
passengers
had
to
leave
their
train
at
Brussels
Midi
for
British
immigration
controls.

The
return
of
through
services
has
also
allowed
Eurostar
to
triple
its
capacity
on
the
route.
After
the
new
terminal
was
opened
at
Amsterdam
the
number
of
passengers
rose
by
almost
a
fifth,
and
Eurostar
said
each
train
should
be
carrying
an
average
of
more
than
650
passengers
by
the
end
of
the
year.

Eurostar
CEO
Gwendoline
Cazenave
said:
‘London
to
Amsterdam
is
one
of
the
busiest
routes
by
plane
in
Europe.
With
five
daily
returns,
and
3000-plus
seats
per
day,
we
are
offering
a
sustainable
alternative
to
travel
between
the
UK
and
the
Netherlands. 

‘Since
February,
we’ve
seen
exceptional
demand
on
our
Amsterdam
route,
and
the
addition
of
a
fifth
daily
service
gives
customers
more
choice
and
flexibility.’

Eurostar
is
to
acquire
a
new
fleet
and
is
planning
to
add
more
routes
from
London
to
Germany
and
Switzerland.

Ms
Cazenave
continued:
‘It’s
our
ambition
to
offer
a
sustainable
alternative
and
grow
international
high-speed
rail
as
customers’
first
choice
across
Europe.’

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