Channel Tunnel: delays/cancellations

Update Jan 19th – Eurostar says Channel Tunnel is not likely to be fully operational until Tuesday, adding that only one of the two tunnels is fully re-open and trains could be delayed by up to 30 minutes

Cross-Channel rail firm Eurostar says it has resumed a full service after a weekend of delays and cancellations.

The Channel Tunnel was closed for most of Saturday due to a lorry fire and shut again on Sunday morning after an unrelated electrical fault.

Eurostar said its trains could be delayed by up to 60 minutes as one of the two tunnels is fully open.

The Channel Tunnel is not likely to be fully operational until Tuesday.

Trains were departing and arriving from London St Pancras station on Monday morning but most services were delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Services in and out of Paris were also briefly disrupted on Monday after reports of a fire beside the track in the suburb of St Denis, but the problem has since been dealt with, and no trains were cancelled.

Tunnel operator, Eurotunnel – which carries car and lorries on its Le Shuttle trains – has told travellers to expect delays of about 90 minutes at Folkestone. Trains from Calais would be operating to schedule.

Eurostar said Eurotunnel was planning engineering work on Sunday night to put “more sections of the tunnel back into service”.

“As Eurotunnel will not be completely operational, Eurostar services may be subject to delays,” a spokesman added.

Eurotunnel said it was “optimistic” it would regain use of part of the north tunnel, where the fire broke out, and would “operate a more regular timetable” on Monday.

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