Amsterdam - Trains

Rail services
Centraal Station, Stationsplein, is one of the largest railway terminals in Europe. The station has an impressive array of facilities, from showers and restaurants to hotel and travel-booking services. The national rail provider is NS (tel: 0900 202 1163; www.ns.nl), which runs an efficient network with frequent services covering destinations all over the Netherlands and further afield into the rest of Europe.

Rail operators and journey times

There are regular Eurostar trains (www.eurostar.com) from London to Brussels, where a direct connection to Amsterdam can be caught after a short wait (journey time - 3 hours). THALYS (tel: 0900 9296; www.thalys.com) runs high-speed services connecting Amsterdam with Brussels (journey time - about 2 hours 30 minutes). There are frequent daytime services from many large western European cities as well as night services. More express train links to other European cities are currently under consideration.
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