Eurostar passengers face severe delays after stealing the cable

Eurostar passengers face a second day of extreme delay after the death of two people on the railway path in France and then stole the cables.

High -speed rail operators say the repairs are complete and that the railway is open again, but the delays will continue until the end of the day.

Eurostar said that the passengers should postpone their journey, after the disruption witnessed that the services were canceled and delayed in both directions on lines linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.

Eurostar said that there was already disturbance on Wednesday after the death of two people in separate accidents on the LGV Nord line on Tuesday, but the services were affected after the cable was stolen on the same line.

The theft caused near Lille, which the French media said was about 600 meters of copper cables, causing the trains redirect, which led to the times of an extended trip.

More cancellation is not expected on Wednesday after repairing the railway.

Eurostar said that so far, five trains have been canceled between London and Paris.

He added that the affected passengers can Change their travel plans for free or a full recovery request.

“We are very sorry for the impact it causes on our customers,” Eurosar said in a statement.

“Our teams are working closely with the French authorities and infrastructure teams to manage the situation and restore services safely.”

The operator said earlier that one of the two tracks was reopened, which allowed some trains to run in both directions until the complete repairs are completed.

Water is delivered to the passengers on the late trains, and the stations are very busy.

Hundreds of people in queues at the International Station Station in London are trying to reach the service center to rewrite it on other trains.

Elizabeth Romain, a teacher of yoga from the Netherlands, told St. Pancras news agency that the situation was “very messy” and that people were on the ground because there were not enough chairs.

The 75 -year -old was planning to travel home to Brussels after visiting friends in Sari.

“My plan is to wait. Maybe I should go and be more active and go to ask one of the employees, but no one seems to know anything,” she said, adding, “They are very terrible lines.”

The railway line in France was closed throughout the afternoon and evening on Tuesday, after the loyalty between Lille and Paris.

Road services to and from Paris were canceled while the trains between London, Brussels and Amsterdam had ran with delays.

Eurostar said that the turmoil continued until Wednesday, when trains and crew were displaced.