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| Eurostar services suspended and customers warned not to travel after person hit by train | Eurostar services suspended and customers warned not to travel after person hit by train |
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| Eurostar was forced to cancel hours of services on the first day of summer after a person was hit by a train. | Eurostar was forced to cancel hours of services on the first day of summer after a person was hit by a train. |
| The Channel Tunnel rail company said no trains were able to run between Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International stations in Kent on the high-speed line. | The Channel Tunnel rail company said no trains were able to run between Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International stations in Kent on the high-speed line. |
| Queues built up at Eurostar terminals in St Pancras in London and Gare du Nord in Paris as the company said it was investigating an incident "impacting all our services". | Queues built up at Eurostar terminals in St Pancras in London and Gare du Nord in Paris as the company said it was investigating an incident "impacting all our services". |
| A spokesman said that while services resumed in the afternoon, those whose trains were cancelled in the morning would be better off changing to travel on another day. | A spokesman said that while services resumed in the afternoon, those whose trains were cancelled in the morning would be better off changing to travel on another day. |
| He said there were still extensive queues as customers sought to be placed on later services, while delays were expected as the company predicted "a bit of a knock-on" from the morning. | He said there were still extensive queues as customers sought to be placed on later services, while delays were expected as the company predicted "a bit of a knock-on" from the morning. |
| Some Southeastern services on the route were also affected, and rail officials said replacement transport was being put in place. | Some Southeastern services on the route were also affected, and rail officials said replacement transport was being put in place. |