Eurostar services from London have been cancelled “until the end of the day” as heavy rain and strong winds threaten to spoil people’s new year plans.
No high-speed services are expected to run between Ebbsfleet International and London St Pancras International today because a tunnel under the Thames is flooded.
The flooding is also disrupting Southeastern Railway trains which run on the route, the operator said.
Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam, apologised to customers for the impact to their travel plans.
Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, Southeastern Railway said: “We will be running no highspeed services for the entirety of today due to flooding in the tunnels at Ebbsfleet.
“No trains will run between Ashford and St Pancras, or between Gravesend and St Pancras. Please use alternative routes.”
Speed restrictions will be put in place on the West Highland Lines from 10 a.m. today until 9 a.m. tomorrow due to the forecast, Network Rail Scotland said.
Strong wind gusts are also on the way as parts of the UK brace for snowy weather and travel disruption during the last weekend of the year.
A yellow weather warning for ice across the north and north west of Scotland is set to run to 10 a.m. on Saturday.
A similar warning for rain and snow has been issued for much of Scotland on Saturday.
