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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Eurostar Trains Face Day of Delays After Power Failure
Eurostar, the high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe, faced hours of delays on Tuesday after a major power failure inside the Channel Tunnel, snarling plans for thousands of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. The disruption, caused by a fault in the overhead power supply and the subsequent breakdown of a train within the 31-mile tunnel, left passengers stranded for hours. Trains from Paris to L…
Traffic has reopened in the rail tunnel under the English Channel after being suspended for several hours due to power problems.
REPORT - The connections between London and Paris were suspended almost all day this Tuesday, New Year's Eve, due to a technical incident in the Channel Tunnel.
One of the most important train connections in Europe is interrupted in the middle of the main travel time, a car train has stopped. The canal tunnel is partly opened again in the afternoon, many travellers still have to change their plans.
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