Passengers on a Eurostar practice from London to Paris say they have been caught for hours within the Channel Tunnel after a practice broke down.
The 06.01am practice left on time and was purported to arrive at Paris Gare du Nord at 9.20am native time – however travellers have been advised they’d get to Paris with a delay of about six hours.
Eurostar mentioned on its stay departures and arrivals web page: “As a consequence of a technical drawback, your practice can not full its journey. It’s going to now terminate at Calais Frethun the place you will be transferred onto one other practice to your vacation spot.”
Lisa Levine posted on X: “What a large number. We have been trapped for hours and hours in a tunnel. No thought of once we have been go get out. Now transferred to a different practice and actually lacking our whole day in Paris.
“Do higher Eurostar. Talk together with your paying prospects.”
Gaby Koppel, a tv producer, told The Independent: “We stopped within the tunnel about an hour into the journey, so roughly 7am UK time.
“There have been occasional loudspeaker bulletins saying they didn’t know what the fault was.”
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Alicia Peters, an operations supervisor, was on the practice taking her daughter to Disneyland Paris.
She advised The Unbiased: “Sitting for two.5 hours on a stationary practice with my eight-year-old daughter was very irritating.
“She was very frightened as we heard a noise after which there was no energy.
“It was highly regarded and we did not actually know once we could be transferring as they have been unable to offer any timeframe.”
In a put up on X the rail firm mentioned: “Service replace: Practice 9080 had a technical difficulty this morning.
“This practice is now operating at diminished pace to Calais the place passengers will probably be transferred to a different Eurostar practice to proceed their journey to Paris. Thanks on your understanding and our apologies for the delay.”
X customers reported lengthy queues on the motorway to the Channel Tunnel following the practice breakdown.
