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| Eurostar passengers face delays and cancellations due to French rail issue | Eurostar passengers face delays and cancellations due to French rail issue |
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| Disruptions to Eurostar trains are expected to continue until the end of Monday | Disruptions to Eurostar trains are expected to continue until the end of Monday |
| Passengers on several Eurostar trains are facing delays and cancellations after a power supply issue on a rail line in northern France led to its closure. | Passengers on several Eurostar trains are facing delays and cancellations after a power supply issue on a rail line in northern France led to its closure. |
| The Eurostar website shows at least nine services on Monday between London and Paris have been cancelled, while a further 15 services have been delayed. | The Eurostar website shows at least nine services on Monday between London and Paris have been cancelled, while a further 15 services have been delayed. |
| The problem started at about 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Monday and disruptions are expected to continue until the end of the day, with trains being diverted to run on slower lines. | The problem started at about 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Monday and disruptions are expected to continue until the end of the day, with trains being diverted to run on slower lines. |
| Eurostar has advised passengers to postpone their journeys if possible. | Eurostar has advised passengers to postpone their journeys if possible. |
| Some services between Brussels and Paris and between Amsterdam and Paris have also been cancelled, delayed or faced other disruptions due to the rail closure, which happened on the high-speed line between Moussy and Longueil in the Hauts-de-France region. | Some services between Brussels and Paris and between Amsterdam and Paris have also been cancelled, delayed or faced other disruptions due to the rail closure, which happened on the high-speed line between Moussy and Longueil in the Hauts-de-France region. |
| French track network operator SNCF Réseau said on its website that the "severely disrupted" services were due to a power supply issue which required "major repairs". | |
| It predicted delays of between one and five hours on the Eurostar, as well as its other services TGV inOui and Ouigo. | It predicted delays of between one and five hours on the Eurostar, as well as its other services TGV inOui and Ouigo. |
| Trains between London-Amsterdam, Brussels-Amsterdam, Brussels-London and Brussels-Cologne have not been impacted. | Trains between London-Amsterdam, Brussels-Amsterdam, Brussels-London and Brussels-Cologne have not been impacted. |
| Eurostar said SNCF Réseau had told it that one track would be reopened at 18:30 CET (17:30 GMT) and that this would "allow trains to run again on the high-speed line but with limited service". | |
| "Traffic should be able to resume on both tracks tomorrow morning when services start running again," it added. | |
| Extra staff have been sent to affected stations to help passengers. | |
| August is a peak period for cross-Channel travel due to school holidays, meaning services are often busier than normal. | August is a peak period for cross-Channel travel due to school holidays, meaning services are often busier than normal. |
| Monday's disruptions come nearly a month after a Eurostar train travelling between Brussels and London had to be evacuated in northern France due to a power failure. | Monday's disruptions come nearly a month after a Eurostar train travelling between Brussels and London had to be evacuated in northern France due to a power failure. |
| And in June, there were two days of major disruptions after separate fatal incidents on France's LGV Nord line, which was followed by cable theft. | And in June, there were two days of major disruptions after separate fatal incidents on France's LGV Nord line, which was followed by cable theft. |