Eurostar suspends Channel Tunnel services
Eurostar was forced to suspend cross-Channel train services to and from London following a power supply problem in the tunnel connecting Britain and France, disrupting busy rail travel over the winter holidays, a company spokesman said.
The spokesman did not know when services would resume and declined to say how many passengers were affected. The high-speed train operator warned passengers about serious delays on its website.
“Due to the power outage in the Channel Tunnel and the subsequent breakdown of the Le Shuttle train, we strongly advise all our passengers to postpone their journey to a different date,” Eurostar said.
The outage affects one of Europe’s busiest international rail corridors at the height of the New Year travel season.
Eurostar trains outside London serve Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Disneyland Paris, among other destinations including the Alps during the ski season.
There has been no comment yet from Getlink, which operates the tunnel infrastructure, and Getlink, which operates the Le Shuttle train service that carries cars and trucks in the tunnel.
Eurostar carried 19.5 million customers in 2024, its most successful year to date.
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