Eurostar passengers are facing a second day of severe delays after two people died on the railway track in France and then cables were stolen.
The high-speed rail operators says repairs are complete and the railway line is open again, but delays will last until the end of the day.
Eurostar said passengers should postpone their journey, after the disruption saw services cancelled and delayed in both directions on lines connecting London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
Eurostar said there was already knock-on disruption on Wednesday after two people died in separate incidents on the LGV Nord line on Tuesday, but services were further impacted after cable was stolen on the same line.
The theft near Lille, which French media said was of around 600 metres of copper cables, caused trains to be rerouted, leading to extended journey times.
Further cancellations are not expected on Wednesday now that the railway line is repaired.
Eurostar said that so far, five trains between London and Paris have been cancelled.
It added that impacted passengers can change their travel plans for free or request a full refund. The operator earlier said one track had reopened, allowing some trains to run in both directions until full repairs were completed.
Water is being handed out to passengers onboard delayed trains, and stations are also very busy.
Hundreds of people are queuing at London’s St Pancras International railway station trying to access the service centre to rebook onto other trains.
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