According to Eurostar, the alternative of diverting to Rotterdam Central Station is impossible. The carrier called that option commercially unprofitable because too few passengers can board there.
If the parties involved manage to find a way to keep the Eurostar train in Amsterdam, they’ll have to do so in the coming months. Eurostar usually sells its tickets for the summer period nine months in advance. “We must, therefore, have clarity by the end of this year,” a Eurostar spokesperson told the newspaper.
The Amsterdam Regional Council for Transport was scheduled to meet this week to discuss a motion by the PvdA, GroenLinks, and D66 to ensure the Amsterdam-London train can continue running despite the renovations at Amsterdam Central Station. That meeting, which was to be chaired by traffic alderman Melanie van der Horst, was canceled for unknown reasons.