Channel: The Man in Seat 61

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Description: Experience a journey from London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal by Eurostar, showing St Pancras station, check-in, Standard Premier (first class) & Standard, the cafe-bar & scenery along the London-Amsterdam high-speed train route. More info at seat61.com/trains-and-routes/london-to-amsterdam-by-eurostar.htm CONTENTS 00:00 St Pancras station - Lovers statue - statue of John Betjeman. 00:40 Checking in for Eurostar - ticket gates - departure lounge 01:09 Boarding the train 01:55 Departure from London 02:40 Passing the M25 Dartford Crossing 02:54 Standard class 03:05 Passing Ebbsfleet station 03:11 Crossing the River Medway 03:24 Lunch is served in Standard Premier 03:53 Entering the Channel Tunnel 04:22 Passing Calais Fréthun 04:49 The train makes a brief stop at Lille 05:05 Arriving at Brussels Midi 06:32 Passing Brussels Central 06:38 Passing Brussels Nord 06:52 Passing Schaerbeek & the Train World museum 07:45 Cafe-bar 08:25 Crossing the Hollands Diep 09:01 Arriving at Rotterdam Centraal 10:21 Windmill! 10:36 Passing Schiphol 10:55 The train arrives at Amsterdam Centraal