Eurostar services to restart after tunnel disruption caused travel chaos
Crucial rail link closed on Tuesday as passengers attempted to travel for New Year celebrations.
Politico
Dec 30, 2025
International high-speed rail service Eurostar, which connects Brussels and London, suspended services Tuesday because of technical problems in the Channel Tunnel.
A Eurostar spokesperson told POLITICO services would resume at 7 p.m. Brussels time (6 p.m. London time) on Tuesday evening, after a “partial reopening of the Channel Tunnel.”
According to Eurostar, overhead power supply issues remain, but one line was available to run trains on.
Earlier in the day, multiple issues caused transport chaos for thousands of people traveling ahead of New Year celebrations.
Travelers queue for Eurostar services at St. Pancras International station in London, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.
"Due to a problem with the overhead power supply and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train the Channel Tunnel is currently closed. Unfortunately, this means we have no choice but to suspend all services today until further notice,” the company said in an earlier update on its website.
Le Shuttle, the rail service that transports vehicles and passengers through the Channel Tunnel, was experiencing delays of up to three-and-a-half hours, according to a message on its website.
Eurostar had urged passengers not to travel to stations, which include Brussels-Midi, Gare du Nord in Paris and St Pancras in London.
British media reported there were traffic jams in front of the tunnel terminal in Folkestone, England and stations crowded with stranded passengers in London and Paris.
Eurostar denied reports about stranded train passengers in the tunnel. "It is a broken shuttle (LeShuttle) that has now been moved out of the tunnel," a spokesperson said.
The Channel Tunnel links Great Britain with mainland Europe. Under normal conditions, the journey from London St Pancras to Brussels-Midi takes about two hours.
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