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Channel Tunnel train delays cause 'chaos' | |
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Hundreds of Channel Tunnel rail passengers are stuck at stations after a series of problems caused delays. | |
A Eurotunnel train broke down in the tunnel earlier, then a technical problem closed the tunnel's other line. | |
These problems affected passenger and freight services, and a fatality near Lille further delayed Eurostar passenger trains. | |
The BBC's Paul Moss, who was waiting for a Eurostar train in Paris, said the scene there was "extraordinary chaos". | The BBC's Paul Moss, who was waiting for a Eurostar train in Paris, said the scene there was "extraordinary chaos". |
Eurostar said its final train of the day from St Pancras - due to leave at 21:00 BST - would "be leaving later than that". | |
At 18:45 BST it had posted a statement on its website saying its services were "now closed for the day and regrettably no further passengers are being accepted at our stations". | |
Eurotunnel, which operates a service called le Shuttle for cars and freight, said services were severely delayed but trains would run through the night to "catch up". |