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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Derailment means 'very busy' trains expected today
'Very busy' trains are expected amid emergency track repairs after a derailment. On Thursday afternoon (June 26) a non-passenger train came off the tracks at low speed on the West Coast Main Line, the main route Watford Junction is on, near Milton Keynes. The stranded train was moved yesterday afternoon (June 27) and repairs are now being carried out. ⚠️ Saturday 28 June: emergency track repairs at Milton Keynes mean a reduced service is in operation at Euston today 👉 🚆 Trains are expected to be very busy - please check before you travel at @LNRailway — London Euston (@NetworkRailEUS) June 28, 2025 This means fewer services are running to and from London Euston today, as two of the four lines are affected. Network Rail West Coast South route operations director Steve Hopkinson said: 'We're working at pace to repair damaged track in Milton Keynes, following a low-speed derailment on Thursday afternoon.'Now the stranded train has been moved, we're able to fully assess the damage to the track and plan our repairs to restore a full timetable for passengers as soon as possible. 'I'm really sorry for the ongoing disruption affecting journeys to and from London Euston and urge people to check before they travel with National Rail Enquiries over the weekend.' National Rail warned that trains will therefore be 'very busy' today. Denbigh Hall Junction North train movement (Image: Network Rail)
NHK
2 days ago
- Politics
- NHK
First train from Pyongyang arrives in Moscow after five-year hiatus
A direct train service has restarted between the capitals of North Korea and Russia. A train from Pyongyang arrived in Moscow for the first time in five years. Earlier this month, state-run Russian Railways announced the resumption of the service, which had been halted since February 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The operator says the world's longest direct route covers more than 10,000 kilometers and the journey takes eight days. On Wednesday, a train arrived at Moscow's Yaroslavsky Station one hour later than scheduled. Only one carriage was from North Korea. It was connected to a Trans-Siberian Railway train. The first train is likely to be a test run. A North Korean railway representative said there were no passengers in the carriage. A ceremony to mark the resumption of the service did not take place. Several conductors stepped onto the platform and left the station after responding to Russian media. There will reportedly be two round-trip journeys between the capitals every month. Russia and North Korea are apparently aiming to promote people-to-people exchanges and show their strong bilateral ties by restarting the train service.
ABC News
3 days ago
- ABC News
French cable theft disrupts Eurostar trips between London and Paris
More than 600 metres of cable along train tracks has been stolen in northern France, wrecking havoc for Eurostar trips between London and Paris. French railway operator, SNCF, said "more than 600 metres of cable were stolen or severed south of the Lille Europe station" on Wednesday, local time, between the two European capitals. About 15 workers, including cable layers, were dispatched to solve the issue, but repairs were expected to take a good part of the day, the operator added. In Lille's southern district of Mont-de-Terre, AFP saw workers in orange vests placing cables back along the railway. They worked to reconnected dozens of multicoloured cables one by one inside thick tubes. Contacted by AFP, the police did not immediately provide more details on the cable theft. The Eurostar website showed that six trips between London and Paris — three in each direction — were cancelled on Wednesday, while other trains were still expected to run. Several trips between London and Brussels were also delayed. "Due to a cable theft near Lille Europe, our trains are likely to be subject to severe delays and last-minute cancellations," Eurostar said, advising passengers to cancel or postpone their trip free of charge. It was the second day of disruptions after "two persons struck by trains near Lille Europe" upset traffic on Tuesday evening. Eurostar spokeswoman Juliette Clement told AFP trains were for the moment "being redirected via secondary routes, which increases travel times". Several passengers took to social media platforms to vent their frustration. "My journey out was cancelled due to 'technical difficulties'. Return now cancelled due to a fatality," one user who appeared to be in Paris wrote on Tuesday evening. "My rescheduled train is cancelled again. No seats today Paris to London," they added in a new post on Wednesday morning. SNCF said about 10 high-speed train trips between Lille and the French capital had also been cancelled. At the train station in Lille, 51-year-old Belgian holiday-maker Marie-Line Ponville was deeply disappointed. She and her daughter had been planning to board a ship in Marseille for a week-long cruise around the Mediterranean but look likely to miss the boat's departure. AFP
CNA
3 days ago
- CNA
Cable theft in north France disrupts Eurostar traffic
LILLE, France: The theft of cables along train tracks in northern France on Wednesday (Jun 25) disrupted Eurostar trips between London and Paris for a second day in a row, the company and French railway operator said. Overnight, "more than 600m of cable were stolen or severed south of the Lille Europe station" on the way between the two capitals, French railway operator SNCF said. "The impact is essentially on high-speed train traffic," it added. Around 15 workers, including cable layers, were dispatched to solve the issue, but repairs were expected to take a good part of the day, the operator added. In Lille's southern district of Mont-de-Terre, AFP saw workers in orange vests placing cables back along the railway. They worked to reconnect dozens of multicoloured cables one by one inside thick tubes. Contacted by AFP, the police did not immediately provide more details on the cable theft. The Eurostar website showed that six trips between London and Paris, three in each direction, were cancelled on Wednesday, while other trains were still expected to run. Several trips between London and Brussels were delayed. "Due to a cable theft near Lille Europe, our trains are likely to be subject to severe delays and last-minute cancellations," Eurostar said, advising passengers to cancel or postpone their trip free of charge. It was the second day of disruptions after "two persons struck by trains near Lille Europe" upset traffic on Tuesday evening. Eurostar spokeswoman Juliette Clement told AFP trains were for the moment "being redirected via secondary routes, which increases travel times". Several passengers took to X to vent their frustration. "My journey out was cancelled due to 'technical difficulties'. Return now cancelled due to a fatality," one user who appeared to be in Paris wrote on Tuesday evening. "My rescheduled train is cancelled again. No seats today Paris to London," they added in a new post on Wednesday morning. SNCF said around 10 high-speed train trips between Lille and the French capital had also been cancelled. At the train station in Lille, 51-year-old Belgian holidaymaker Marie-Line Ponville was deeply disappointed. She and her daughter had been planning to board a ship in Marseille for a week-long cruise around the Mediterranean, but it looked likely that they would miss the boat's departure.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Bloomberg
Eurostar Cancels, Delays Trains After Cables Stolen Near Lille
Eurostar said it has had to scrap some services and delay others after cables were stolen on the line in northern France. Several trains were canceled in both directions between Paris and London as of 9:30 a.m. French time, while others were facing delays.
