eurostar cancels eight trains between london and paris after power outage

Many more have been delayed (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)

Thousands of Eurostar passengers travelling to and from Paris are facing severe disruption and cancellations following a power outage.

Eurostar said on X that eight trains running from London to Paris have been cancelled as engineers carry out repairs.

Some routes are running as late as two hours.

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The rail corridor’s timetable shows that of the 17 trains scheduled from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord today,six have been delayed.

Of the 18 going from Paris to London,five have been cancelled and six have been pushed back.

Some continental routes,including Brussels-Amsterdam and Brussels-Paris,are also seeing disruptions.

Confirmed cancellations on our Channel routes today are as follows:London to Paris#ES9022 11:31#ES9028 13:31#ES9044 17:31#ES9050 19:01Paris to London#ES9025 11:37#ES9039 15:15#ES9051 18:10#ES9055 19:11We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused today.

— Eurostar (@Eurostar) August 4,2025

Confirmed cancellations on our Continental routes today:Paris to Amsterdam:#ES9321 09:22Brussels to Paris:#ES9358 16:13#ES9464 17:16Paris to Brussels:#ES9411 07:55#ES9341 12:55#ES9377 17:16 Please keep an eye on our website for updates: https://t.co/7ARrwG0X3W

— Eurostar (@Eurostar) August 4,2025

London-Amsterdam and London-Brussels are unaffected for now,with the disruption expected to last until this evening.

Eurostar has warned travellers during the height of the summer travel season to postpone their journeys if possible.

It said: ‘Due to part of the track being temporarily closed on the French network,severe disruptions including cancellations are expected all day to and from Paris.’

Passengers can exchange their tickets free of charge or request a full refund.

The delays were caused by a power outage on a French railway (Picture: AFP)

The power outage occurred near Moussy, around 30 miles north of Paris,at 8.30am,on a stretch of the French rail network operated by SNCF.

Trains are being diverted to run on slower lines,having knock-on effects across France’s rail network,with TGV InOui and Ouigo trains running up to three hours late.

SNCF Voyageurs told the French newspaper Le Figaro: ‘Journey times are expected to be extended by 30 minutes to one hour and 30 minutes.’

In July,Eurostar passengers were left stranded overnight in Paris and London after 600 metres of copper cables were reportedly stolen.

A Eurostar spokeswoman said: ‘Eurostar thanks its customers for their understanding and we continue to do everything possible to assist our passengers to the best of our ability.’