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The rail operator, which runs services from London St Pancras, confirmed on Friday its trains would be delayed.
Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, said it canceled all 41 trains scheduled for Saturday because of the flooding. Engineers working on the tunnel said ...
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.. The service is operated by the Eurostar Group which was formed from the merger of Eurostar, which operated trains through the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom, and Thalys which operated in Western Europe.
The firm said ‘at least one tunnel can now be used’, but speed restrictions will be in place.
Eurostar was forced to cancel a quarter of its trains from 26 to 28 July. The trains that were running were diverted via conventional lines and ran at reduced speed, which extended the journey by approximately one and a half hours. [10] More than 800,000 travelers were directly impacted including 250,000 on 26 July. [10]
Elsewhere, hundreds of trains are being cancelled on domestic routes due to staff shortages and bad weather.
Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 to its closure on 13 November 2007, when it was replaced by London St Pancras International as the terminal for international rail services following the opening of High Speed 1 (HS1).
Eurostar said its rail services between London and Paris had been disrupted by acts of vandalism in France, resulting in several cancellations and longer journey times. "Several trains have been ...