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Eurostar services severely disrupted due to French track closure
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Eurostar warns of severe disruptions on Paris routes due to a French rail closure caused by a power outage. Passengers can exchange tickets or request refunds.
PARIS (Reuters) -Eurostar warned passengers on Monday to expect severe disruption and cancellations throughout the day on routes to and from Paris, after a section of the French rail network, operated by France's railway company SNCF, was temporarily closed.
The high-speed train operator urged travellers to postpone their journeys if possible.
"Passengers can exchange their tickets free of charge or request a full refund," a Eurostar spokesperson said, adding that the London-Amsterdam, London-Brussels and Brussels-Amsterdam routes were unaffected by the disruption in France.
SNCF said the disruption was caused by a power outage near Moussy, around 50 km north of Paris, which began around 8:30 a.m. and is expected to last until late evening as "major repairs" were required.
The disruption affects one of Europe’s busiest international rail corridors at the height of the summer travel season.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Eurostar is a high-speed train service connecting London with Paris and Brussels, operating through the Channel Tunnel.
SNCF, or Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, is the French national railway company responsible for rail transport in France.
A power outage is a temporary loss of electrical power in a specific area, which can disrupt services and operations.
A travel refund is the reimbursement of the cost of a ticket or travel expenses when a journey is canceled or disrupted.
Travel options refer to the various alternatives available to passengers for rescheduling or canceling their trips.
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