US EditionEurostar delays enter second day as passengers stuck onboard overnight
Eurostar resumed trains after a Channel Tunnel power fault caused cancellations and delays, with knock-on impacts expected and 19.5 million passengers served last year, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Eurostar resumed services after a Channel Tunnel power issue, warning delays and cancellations on London‑Paris, London‑Brussels, and London‑Amsterdam routes.
- A fault in the overhead power supply and a failed LeShuttle train halted routes, while Getlink crews worked overnight repairing the power and only one line was available.
- Some travellers spent more than six hours stuck onboard, with a passenger on the 19:01 service saying staff told him there was a `50% chance we go to Paris, 50% chance we go back to London`.
- Eurostar advised customers to rebook or postpone their travel with free exchanges, refunds or e‑vouchers, while LNER allowed returns to home stations at no extra cost and Port of Dover alerted travellers to alternatives.
- Recurring tunnel problems have affected service before, and Eurostar carried a record 19.5 million passengers last year while facing planned competition from Virgin and Trenitalia in the coming years.
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PARIS.— The train service through the tunnel under the Channel began to normalize on Wednesday, after the chaos recorded the previous day by an electrical failure that paralysed for hours the rail connection between the United Kingdom and continental Europe and left thousands of passengers stranded in the middle of the high season of end-of-year travel.Eurostar, the passenger train operator between London and cities such as Paris, Brussels and A…
Traffic in the Channel Tunnel has resumed after Tuesday's power problems. Eurostar, which provides rail services between Paris and London through the tunnel, continues to warn of delays and cancellations for some trains.
Eurostar Services Resume After Channel Tunnel Disruption
Eurostar said it plans to run a full service on Wednesday, December 31st, but warned of possible knock-on disruptions after a power supply issue halted Channel Tunnel train trips connecting London to the European mainland. Travellers making journeys in the busy run-up to New Year had been left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. “Services have resumed today fol…
A "electric problem" caused a suspension of traffic on Tuesday afternoon. Eurostar expects "last-minute delays and cancellations" on Wednesday.
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