"Following an electrical outage, services on Le Shuttle were suspended on Monday, with the operator saying that they hoped to resume crossings later in the afternoon. An electricity outage in the French terminal of Le Shuttle has seen services suspended on Monday. French media has reported long queues of lorries on the A16 in northern France, as freight traffic queues to access the tunnel."
"Passenger information shows that services from France to the UK are totally halted, while services from the UK to France are running with "reduced capacity", with travellers warned to expect delays. Services on the Eurostar are not affected and are running as normal. Shuttle operator GetLink says that the repair was due to be complete by 1pm, with services expected to gradually resule through the afternoon."
An electricity outage in the French terminal of Le Shuttle suspended services on Monday, affecting both freight and passenger traffic. Long queues of lorries formed on the A16 in northern France as freight queued to access the tunnel. Passenger services from France to the UK were totally halted, while services from the UK to France operated with reduced capacity and expected delays. Eurostar services were not affected and continued to run normally. Shuttle operator GetLink reported that repairs were due to be complete by 1pm and that services were expected to resume gradually through the afternoon. A prior tunnel outage over New Year caused widespread cancellations and thousands stranded.
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