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| Eurotunnel services return to normal after eight-hour delays | Eurotunnel services return to normal after eight-hour delays |
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| Eurotunnel services are returning to normal after passengers were urged to postpone their journeys overnight. | Eurotunnel services are returning to normal after passengers were urged to postpone their journeys overnight. |
| Passengers had faced waits of about eight hours on trips from the UK terminal, while Eurostar services were also delayed, after a track fault. | Passengers had faced waits of about eight hours on trips from the UK terminal, while Eurostar services were also delayed, after a track fault. |
| The cross-Channel services were forced to share one track while specialists carried out repairs on the broken rail. | The cross-Channel services were forced to share one track while specialists carried out repairs on the broken rail. |
| Eurotunnel passenger services are now operating to schedule. Eurostar's trains are expected to run on time. | Eurotunnel passenger services are now operating to schedule. Eurostar's trains are expected to run on time. |
| Queues of traffic built at the UK terminal on Sunday night, causing long delays near junction 11a of the M20. | Queues of traffic built at the UK terminal on Sunday night, causing long delays near junction 11a of the M20. |
| Some 11,000 cars had been expected to use the tunnel on Sunday, but Monday should see "lower traffic", Eurotunnel said. | Some 11,000 cars had been expected to use the tunnel on Sunday, but Monday should see "lower traffic", Eurotunnel said. |
| Passengers travelling from Folkestone to Calais had faced wait times of around 90 minutes before check-in, plus six-and-a-half hours waiting in the terminal. | Passengers travelling from Folkestone to Calais had faced wait times of around 90 minutes before check-in, plus six-and-a-half hours waiting in the terminal. |
| Lorry drivers also had to wait to get onto trains from France to the UK. | Lorry drivers also had to wait to get onto trains from France to the UK. |
| Extra trains were added to reduce delays while the rail works were carried out and later finished overnight. | Extra trains were added to reduce delays while the rail works were carried out and later finished overnight. |
| Eurostar said compensation would be available to passengers whose journeys were delayed by more than an hour. | Eurostar said compensation would be available to passengers whose journeys were delayed by more than an hour. |