World | Other World Stories
Passenger traffic resumes in Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel opened to passenger traffic on Saturday after a fire on Thursday crippled operations in the undersea tunnel, Eurotunnel said.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:45 September 13, 2008
Paris: The Channel Tunnel opened to passenger traffic on Saturday after a fire on Thursday crippled operations in the undersea tunnel, Eurotunnel said.
Eurostar, which runs passenger trains through the tunnel, said it would run up to a dozen trains on Saturday between London and Paris.
Officials from Eurotunnel, which manages the rail link, said traffic in the tunnel resumed late on Friday.
The Channel Tunnel links Britain to continental Europe.
More from Other World Stories
More from World
News Editor's choice
-
Allies quit ruling coalition in Nepal
Political row could trigger months of street protests and violence
-
Qatar blaze 'started at nursery'
Fire killed 19 including 13 children, at Doha’s main shopping centre
-
Jagan jailed over illegal assets
Andhra Pradesh leader accused of corruption, cheating, conspiracy
