As you may know, last month there was a fire in the Channel Tunnel (”Chunnel”) involving a train carrying vehicles and other goods. Thankfully, there were no passenger trains in the tunnel at that time.

What you need to know if you will be using the Eurostar in the near future:

• Eurostar is currently operating at 93% capacity, meaning that some schedules have changed.
• Tickets issued before October 1, 2008 have the incorrect train number and/or travel times and will need to be re-issued.
• A manual check-in process is being enforced, and it is recommended that passengers arrive one hour prior to their departure time.
• The changes have resulted in slightly longer travel times. (2 hours 43 minutes from London-Paris, 2 hours 21 minutes from London-Brussels.)

More information can be found on the Eurostar website.

For more information or to book Eurostar tickets, go here.

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Thursday, October 9, 2008 | getting there, travel resources