Travellers heading to Europe should soon be able to resume their journey after a deal was done to end a strike that halted cross-Channel trains.
Thousands were stranded on Thursday when French workers rejected an end-of-year bonus.
Services affected included Eurostar, which runs passenger services from London St Pancras, and Eurotunnel Le Shuttle, which runs vehicle-carrying trains from Folkestone.
The disruption started about midday and at least 30 Eurostar trains were cancelled, with many turning back to where they started.
Eurotunnel later said management and trade unions had reached a deal that meant services would “resume progressively this evening and Eurostar tomorrow morning [Friday]”.
Getlink, the company that manages Channel Tunnel infrastructure, said unions wanted three times the €1,000 (£866) bonus they were offered.
The problems came on a day when all services from London Euston were suspended for a time due to overhead line damage near Watford Junction.
Passengers were stuck without trains at London Euston
People were also prevented from going on to platforms at King’s Cross
King’s Cross also had severe delays due to a fallen tree in the Newark area.
Large crowds massed outside the stations and on concourses, staring at their phones and trying to work out alternative routes.
At 4.30pm, Euston said the problem had been fixed and “we are working closely with train operators to get you on the move”.
However some operators, such as London Northwestern, were still reporting disruption on Thursday evening.
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This notice was published: 2023-12-21 19:39:00
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