Eurostar trains back running but major delays loom

Eurostar has announced plans to resume all of its cross-Channel services on Wednesday after a major shutdown caused by power supply failure.

But the authorities also warned that possible travel disruptions could also arise due to delays and cancellations.

On Tuesday, thousands of passengers in London, Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam got caught in travel chaos, which is caused by a faulty system’s overhead power supply.

Train operator Eurostar issued a statement on its website, stating, “Services resumed today following a power issue in the Channel Tunnel yesterday and some further issues with rail infrastructure overnight,”

“We plan to run all of our services today, however due to knock-on impacts there may still be some delays and possible last-minute cancellations,” the statement read.

Recently, Eurostar has already cancelled one service from London in with a 25-minute delay on the second departure.

LeShuttle, which is responsible for transporting vehicles and foot passengers through the tunnel, also warned of three-hour delays in Calais.

On its site, the service operator says “passengers travelling from Folkestone in the UK to Calais should expect delays of half-hour.”

The first service of the day departing for London at 07:12 CET left without any delay and cancellation as reported by BBC. 

However, other services have been facing delays.

The 07:42 CET service is now scheduled to leave at 08:22 - a 40-minute delay.

An 08:42 service will now leave at 09:12, after a 30-minute delay. The 10:12 train from Paris is now expected to leave an hour later, at 11:12.