UPDATED: Channel Tunnel power malfunction fixed, but rail delays may linger

cde.news desk 31 December 2025, 06:06 · 1 min read

Passengers board a EuroStar train at St.Pancras International train station in London, Britain, 22 January 2021. EuroStar is facing serious financial difficulties as passenger numbers have dramatically fallen since March 2010 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. France and the UK are in talks over a rescue package. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

The Channel Tunnel’s operator said trains through the undersea link between continental Europe and the United Kingdom were running again Wednesday in both directions after a day of travel chaos caused by a power malfunction.

Eurostar, which runs passenger trains through the tunnel, said its services were operating again but warned that “knock on impacts” following the disruptions on Tuesday could still cause delays and cancellations.

The power supply problem in the 50-kilometer (32-mile) Channel Tunnel was fixed overnight Tuesday, its operator, Eurotunnel, said in a short statement that didn’t detail the fault’s cause.

Tuesday’s hours-long interruption of cross-Channel train services upended travelers’ end-of-year getaway plans and provoked scrambles for flights and buses.

Via AP

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UPDATED: Channel Tunnel power malfunction fixed, but rail delays may linger

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