Eurostar passengers face severe delays after cable theft
Eurostar passengers face severe delays on a second day after two people die on the railway track in France and then the cables are stolen.
High -speed railway operators say that repairs are completed and the railway line is open again, but the delays will last until the end of the day.
Eurostar, passengers canceled London on the lines connecting London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and after seeing delayed, passengers should postpone their journey, he said.
Eurostar said that he had already been interrupted on Wednesday on Wednesday after he died in separate events on the LGV Nord line on Tuesday, but the services were even more impressed after the cable was stolen on the same line.
The theft near Lille, where the French media said it was about 600 meters of copper cable, caused the trains to be redirected, which led to long journey.
Due to the repair of the railway line, no more cancellation is expected on Wednesday.
Eurostar said that five trains have been canceled between London and Paris so far.
Added that affected passengers can do Change travel plans for free or request a complete repayment.
“We are very sorry for the impact of this on our customers,” Eurostar said. He said.
“Our teams work closely with French officials and infrastructure teams to manage the situation and restore the services safely.”
The operator said that a piece was reopened and some trains allowed them to work in both directions until full repair was completed.
Water is distributed to passengers on delayed trains and stations are also very busy.
Hundreds of people are trying to access the service center to reserve other trains at London’s St Pancras International Train Station.
Elizabeth Romijn, a yoga teacher from the Netherlands, said that the PA news agency in St Pancras is “too chaotic” and people have to sit on the ground because there is not enough chair.
After visiting his 75 -year -old friends in Surrey, he was planning to go home to Brussels.
“My plan is just waiting. Maybe I have to go and be more proactive and ask one of the staff, but no one seems to know anything,” he said.
The railway line in France was closed on Tuesday afternoon and evening after two deaths between Lille and Paris.
While the trains between London, Brussels and Amsterdam run with delays, the services were canceled on roads from Paris and Paris.
Eurostar said that the deterioration on Wednesday, which was displaced by train and crew.
