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Migrant on track halts Channel Tunnel train Migrant on board halts Channel Tunnel train
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A Eurotunnel freight train had to stop in the Channel Tunnel after a migrant was seen on the track. A Eurotunnel freight train had to stop in the Channel Tunnel after a migrant was seen on wagons bound for the UK.
The incident led to long delays for passengers in the UK and France. The discovery led to long delays for passengers in the UK and France.
A Eurotunnel spokesman confirmed the freight train from the Frethun yard halted in the tunnel after a migrant was seen. The freight train from the Frethun yard stopped near the tunnel entrance on the French side, Eurotunnel said.
The train was later moved out of the tunnel and the rail operator said it was working to get services back to normal. The company said several other people were found on the halted train after it was searched by police and security staff. Those found were returned to France.
Latest travel reports said passengers in the UK faced a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that. A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train.
Travellers in France were also facing a two-hour wait and passengers without reservations are not being accepted. "We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel."
Eurostar said its services were being delayed by about 30 minutes. The company said a "number" of people were found on the train, but was unable to confirm how many.
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France, said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken down train. Five-hour journeys
After the train was moved out of the tunnel, the rail operator said it was working to get services back to normal.
Latest travel reports said vehicle passengers in the UK faced a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that.
Travellers in France were also facing a two-hour wait and passengers without reservations were not being accepted.
Lorry drivers have been warned their journeys from check-in to arrival would take about five hours.
Eurostar said its services from St Pancras International and Ashford were being delayed by about 30 minutes.
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France, said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken-down train.