EUROSTAR has cancelled a number of its London services after a fire incident in Rotterdam.
A major power outage has halted lots of Eurostar journeys to the Netherlands until at least Friday.
The fire, near Rotterdam Station, has caused a power failure with huge disruption to all rail services in and around the city.
This includes journeys from London St Pancras to Amsterdam on the Eurostar which have been disrupted as a result.
Eurostar said on its website: “We’re very sorry that, due to a fire near station Rotterdam Centraal, train services across the Netherlands are currently severely disrupted and extremely limited.
“As a result, our trains are subject to significant delays and cancellations, and we’re unfortunately unable to offer alternative travel options.
“This situation will continue until 3rd July 2026. We recommend that you do not attempt to travel to or from the Netherlands until 3rd July. Instead, please cancel your journey or postpone it to a later date.”
On its scheduled journeys there are no direct trains from London St Pancras to Amsterdam today.
Only one journey is available for today which goes to Brussels then onto Amsterdam – and it takes six hours and 46 minutes.
Usually a direct train from London to Amsterdam takes just over four hours.
Eurostar has added alternative options for those due to travel to or from the Netherlands between today and Thursday.
Travellers can exchange their booking for a fee at a different time or date.
Another option is to cancel completely and claim an e-voucher which then has to be redeemed in 12 months from the date of the disrupted journey.
Or cancel the booking and get a refund for the value of the ticket.
Those experiencing disruption to their plans have “three months from the date you were due to travel to claim your preferred option”.
Power restoration in Rotterdam is expected during the evening on July 2, according to local media.
Eurostar told Sun Travel: “Eurostar services are experiencing disruption across the Netherlands due to an infrastructure issue near Rotterdam, where a fire at a substation caused a loss of power.
“As a result, Eurostar trains are subject to significant delays and cancellations.”
This includes Netherlands-Brussels-Paris trains which are being diverted via Utrecht, leading to delays of up to one hour.
And passengers with a Amsterdam/Rotterdam – London reservation can be refunded at no cost.
It continued to urge passengers to “only if necessary and postpone their journey to a later date.”
“Eurostar would like to express its full support to the passengers affected by these disruptions. Aware of the difficulties encountered, our teams remain fully mobilized to assist each of them and ensure they reach their destination in the best possible conditions.”