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Eurostar and Eurotunnel services delayed eight hours by broken rail Eurostar and Eurotunnel services delayed eight hours by broken rail
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Eurostar and Eurotunnel services are delayed by about eight hours by a broken rail in the Channel tunnel.Eurostar and Eurotunnel services are delayed by about eight hours by a broken rail in the Channel tunnel.
Services are sharing one track while specialists carry out repairs.Services are sharing one track while specialists carry out repairs.
Eurostar has urged its customers to postpone their journies. Eurostar has urged its customers to postpone their journies. 
We recommend that Customers due to travel overnight do not travel or postpone your journey. All the teams are working hard to resolve it ^SL
The traffic is still impacted by the single working line through the tunnel. Apologies to our passengers for this evening's slow pace
A Eurotunnel spokesperson said: "Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to a technical fault in the Tunnel which is in the process of being resolved. A Eurotunnel spokesperson said: "Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to a technical fault in the Tunnel which is in the process of being resolved. 
"There is a waiting time of approximately 90 minutes before check in and 6 hours on the terminal. We regret that we are currently unable to sell tickets to non reserved customers. "There is a waiting time of approximately 90 minutes before check in and 6 hours on the terminal. We regret that we are currently unable to sell tickets to non reserved customers. 
"We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey. ""We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey. "
Services from Calais are operating on schedule.Services from Calais are operating on schedule.