Eurostar will launch direct services between London and Amsterdam from December 2016 after signing an agreement with the Dutch railways.
It plans to run two services a day, with journey times of around four hours.
These services will run via Brussels to Amsterdam stopping at Antwerp, Rotterdam, Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal.
The service will feature Eurostar’s new e320 trains, which will be interoperable and will be compatible with the Dutch high-speed signalling systems.
Eurostar said the move was part of its ambitions to expand its business beyond its existing destinations and to encourage passengers to choose high speed rail over air travel.
Since becoming a stand-alone entity, it has introduced new services to the Swiss Alps and Provence.
The London-Amsterdam route is the largest, international airline market in Europe attracting over 3 million business and leisure passengers.
