Amsterdam Eurostar to launch

The new Eurostar route from London to Amsterdam will be launched on 4 April.

The service will start with two trains a day, taking three hours, with one-way fares from £35.

Return journeys will connect through Brussels as a temporary measure while the UK and Netherlands complete an agreement on passport checks. Nicolas Petrovic, chief executive of Eurostar, said: “The launch of our service to the Netherlands represents an exciting advance in cross-channel travel.”