Eurostar's services in France severely hit by electrical fault
The French rail operator SNCF has blamed an electrical fault on the track between Moussy and Longueil, in the northern French Hauts-de-France region, for the disruption which began at 8.30am on Monday.
As well as domestic trains including the Paris-Lille connection, Eurostar services between Paris and London, Amsterdam and Brussels are also affected.
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At least 16 Eurostar trains are now listed as cancelled and passengers are advised only to travel if completely necessary.
Eurostar says: "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.
"We strongly advise all our passengers to postpone their journey to a different date."
Some local trains to and from Lille are cancelled, others are being diverted off the high-speed TGV line onto local lines.
SNCF says that repairs began in the early afternoon, but it is not yet clear when traffic will resume on the affected line.
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