Problems with trains running between the UK and Europe. Eurostar, the high-speed company that connects London to Paris and Brussels through the Channel Tunnel, has announced the presence of several technical problems. These are faults in the power line which are causing rail traffic to go haywire to the point of pushing the company to advise passengers not to leave today. As specified by a Eurostar spokeswoman, the traffic stop under the Channel is due to a double technical accident involving the operator of the tunnel, Getlink: “There was a problem with the electricity supply to the Channel Tunnel followed by the stoppage of a convoy,” they said from the company. The convoy was then taken out of the tunnel, as reported by the BBC, citing a spokesperson
of Eurostar. There are no more passengers inside the tunnel, it was assured. The stoppage of trains between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels caused chaos in both St Pancras station and Gare du Nord in Paris, crowded with people traveling for the end of year holidays.
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Eurostar has announced the suspension of “all trains between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels” until further notice: in the meantime hundreds of passengers are reported waiting in St Pancras station in the British capital. “We are sorry that due to a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel and a technical problem on a Le Shuttle train, our trains are at risk of experiencing severe delays and last minute cancellations,” the company said on its website. “We strongly advise all our passengers to postpone their travel to another date. Please avoid going to the station unless you already have a ticket to travel today,” the company adds.
“There was an accident linked to a fault in the electrical supply of the trains under the tunnel, which required technical intervention on the cables,” explained the company spokeswoman. The group is counting on a “gradual recovery of traffic from 3pm” now French, he reported again.
