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Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers face delays after fault Eurotunnel urges passengers to postpone travel after fault
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Passengers using Eurotunnel and Eurostar services are facing delays after the tunnel was hit by a fault. Eurotunnel has urged passengers due to use the Channel Tunnel overnight to postpone their journey.
An issue with a set of points is causing delays, with services reduced to single file for part of the day. Eurotunnel says there are waits of about eight hours on trips from its UK terminal, while Eurostar services are also delayed, after a track fault at a set of points.
Services across the channel are running slower while specialists inspect the affected track. Some 11,000 cars were expected to use the tunnel on Sunday. Services have been sharing one track while specialists carry out repairs.
Eurotunnel warned of delays of up to six hours, while Eurostar also warned of disruption. A Eurotunnel spokesman said he expected delays to have eased by Monday morning.
While work is on-going, only one of the tunnels is operating, but delays are expected to ease as the evening progresses, a Eurotunnel spokesman said. Some 11,000 cars had been expected to use the tunnel on Sunday, but Monday should see "lower traffic", he added.
He urged passengers to remain calm, saying they would eventually get through. Eurotunnel passengers travelling from Folkestone to Calais currently face a wait time of around 90 minutes before check-in, plus six-and-a-half hours waiting in the terminal.
Eurotunnel passengers travelling from Folkestone to Calais currently face a wait time of around 60 minutes before check-in, plus five hours waiting in the terminal.
Lorry drivers are also facing a wait to get onto trains from France to the UK.
BBC news correspondent Simon Jones said: "For freight it's a really grim picture... they're being told it's going to take them around two hours just to get onto the Eurotunnel terminal and then after that they're facing a six-hour wait before they get on a train."
Tickets are not being sold to non-reserved customers.Tickets are not being sold to non-reserved customers.
Eurostar tweeted: "Our apologies that due to one section of the Eurotunnel being closed, a number of trains will be affected by delays this evening." Lorry drivers are also facing a wait to get onto trains from France to the UK.
Eurotunnel tweeted: "We recommend that Customers due to travel overnight do not travel or postpone your journey. All the teams are working hard to resolve it."
Eurostar tweeted: "The traffic is still impacted by the single working line through the tunnel. Apologies to our passengers for this evening's slow pace."
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