Eurostar forced to cancel all services to and from London after 'major disruption' in Channel Tunnel

The planetary high-speed rider obstruction work that connects the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands was forced to cancel each services to and from London aft experiencing a "major disruption."

"Eurostar services to and from London are suspended until further announcement owed to overhead powerfulness proviso issues successful the Channel Tunnel, followed by a failed LeShuttle train," Eurostar said successful a connection emailed to Fox News Digital. 

"We counsel our customers to rebook their travel for different day, with escaped exchanges available," the connection added. "We apologize for the disruption and volition proceed to support customers updated with the latest information."

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Travelers queue for Eurostar services astatine St. Pancras International presumption successful London, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo)

Earlier connected Tuesday, Eurostar issued a informing to travelers to postpone their journeys owed to a powerfulness proviso issue. The institution said passengers could spot terrible delays and last-minute cancellations arsenic a result. Customers were instructed not to spell to the presumption unless they already had a ticket, according to the BBC.

The U.K.'s National Rail issued a akin connection urging passengers to postpone their question amid delays and cancellations betwixt London St. Pancras International and Paris Nord, the BBC reported.

"An incidental related to the powerfulness proviso to trains occurred past nighttime successful portion of the Channel Tunnel, affecting bid and shuttle traffic. A method involution is required, which is presently underway," Eurotunnel said successful a connection provided to Fox News Digital. "The work is temporarily suspended successful some directions."

Eurotunnel said that work for LeShuttle customers would "resume gradually" starting astir 3:00 p.m. CET. 

"Our teams are moving to reconstruct the concern arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. Waiting times volition beryllium adjusted passim the day," the institution added.

Passengers hold aft a Eurostar spokesperson said they were suspending its cross-Channel bid services to and from London until further announcement pursuing a powerfulness proviso occupation successful the Channel Tunnel that links Britain and France, astatine St. Pancras International presumption successful London, Britain, Dec. 30, 2025.  (Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters)

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Eurostar told Fox News Digital that nary passengers were stranded successful the passageway and that the breached shuttle, known arsenic LeShuttle, had been removed.

LeShuttle, which is abstracted from Eurostar’s passenger-only obstruction service, runs betwixt Folkestone, U.K., and Calais, France, bringing passengers and their vehicles done the Channel Tunnel successful conscionable 35 minutes.

People stitchery adjacent a Eurostar bid astatine Gare du Nord station, aft Eurostar announced a powerfulness proviso occupation successful the Channel Tunnel that links Britain and France, successful Paris, France, Dec. 30, 2025.  (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)

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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) told Fox News Digital that customers with tickets for Dec. 30 whose question was affected by the Eurostar disruption could question to their location presumption connected an alternate LNER bid for nary further fee.

"Any LNER customers who person had to wantonness their travel successful London King's Cross are capable to instrumentality to their location presumption connected the adjacent disposable LNER work astatine nary further cost," LNER told Fox News Digital. "LNER customers who take to defer their Eurostar question to a antithetic time whitethorn usage their existing LNER summons to question connected that aforesaid day."

In effect to a petition for comment, National Rail referred Fox News Digital to Eurostar's media center.

LeShuttle did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.