The Channel crossing is being carried out alternately in both directions, with significant delays, warns the company Getlink
The railway company Eurostar announced on its website that it would resume rail service between the United Kingdom and Europe (Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels), following a due to technical problems.
“Following the partial reopening of the Channel Tunnel, we will begin to resume services,” the company said.
Even so, “the problem of power supply via the catenary persists and we strongly advise all passengers to postpone their trips”, indicated the company online.
The company operating the tunnel, Getlink, indicated that the Le Shuttle service, the trains that transport vehicles between France and the United Kingdom, “resumed very gradually on one route shortly before 15:00”, in France (14:00 in mainland Portugal).
“The service is being provided alternately in both directions, with significant delays”, explained the company.
The railway company Eurostar had suspended “all trains between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels” due to several technical problems in the tunnel under the English Channel.
A company spokesperson explained to the France Presse news agency (AFP) that “there was an electrical supply problem in the tunnel under the English Channel, followed by the stoppage of a train”.
