The section of the Channel Tunnel hit by a serious fire last September, causing changes to the Eurostar Paris timetable, will be reopened in three weeks time, tunnel operator Eurotunnel has announced.

The part of the tunnel known as “interval six” will reopen in the early hours of 10 February, said Eurotunnel who are responsible for the tunnel through which Eurostar trains travel.

High speed passenger service Eurostar said that from 23 February it would return to a normal timetable with all services to Paris and London operating at full speed. So that’s great news for anybody booking Paris breaks for the near future.

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Eurostar trains operating from St Pancras will be running at “nearly 100% capacity” by the end of the week, Eurotunnel has confirmed.

Eurotunnel is the name of the company that owns and runs the channel tunnel service through which Eurostar passenger trains travel on their way from London to Paris and other destinations. The fire onboard a freight shuttle train caused damage to one of the tunnels earlier this week and resulted in a reduced service temporarily.

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