US EditionEurostar passengers advised to postpone travel after power issues in Channel Tunnel
- On Tuesday, Eurostar urged passengers to postpone journeys after a Channel Tunnel disruption, telling travellers not to travel and warning of severe delays on trains booked for departure soon.
- A fault with the tunnel's overhead power supply triggered the disruption, and a failed Le Shuttle train compounded the outage, operators said on Tuesday.
- Several scheduled services were cancelled or disrupted, including the 14.31, 15.31 and 20.01 London–Paris services, Eurostar said.
- Passengers were advised not to go to stations unless they already hold tickets, and Le Shuttle warned of delays up to 3.5 hours on the UK side, disrupting vehicle movements.
- Amid peak New Year's Eve travel, the Channel Tunnel link from Folkestone to Calais and Le Shuttle vehicle services face widespread disruption, urging travellers to check before they travel.
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The operator of the Channel Tunnel, Getlink, announces that "traffic has resumed" this Wednesday morning between France and England. Many trains have been cancelled on Tuesday due to a technical incident. What is...
Still causing cable problems in the Eurotunnel and causing train failures and massive delays. What passengers need to know now.
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City NewsChannel Tunnel power malfunction fixed, but rail delays may linger
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Chaos pure! Due to problems with the overhead line in the Eurotunnel the train traffic under the English Channel has been stopped until further notice. The operator tried to limit damage and announced on Wednesday the resumption of the operation. For many travellers nevertheless the plans for the turn of the year collapsed. A family from Nigeria wanted to drive from London to Paris and besides a boat trip on the Seine had booked a trip to Disney…
According to the operating company, the train traffic through the Eurotunnel is to run smoothly again during the night.
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