More Eurostar trains cancelled in UK

Train services have again been disrupted in the Channel Tunnel, with Eurostar cancelling four trains a day after a power failure on the track.

An empty Eurostar train enters the Channel Tunnel

Delays will continue for a second day in the Channel Tunnel as operators try to fix a power failure. (AAP)

The high-speed cross-Channel train service Eurostar has cancelled four trains as a section of the track remained closed following a power failure.

Eurostar also warned of delays on Tuesday of up to 60 minutes on other trains "due to an ongoing problem with the overhead power line in the Eurotunnel".

The cancelled trains were between London and Paris, London and Brussels, in both directions.

A spokesman for Eurotunnel said that a section of the track was still closed to commercial traffic following Monday's power failure.

That caused a train to stop about a quarter of the way through the 50km-long tunnel, forcing the 382 people and four dogs on board to be evacuated.

The spokesman said the Eurotunnel car shuttle service was operating "normally", although the website suggested that passengers would have a waiting time of up to 90 minutes.

"We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey," the website statement said.


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