On Monday evening the French railway workers, employed by the company SNCF, began their three-month walkout.
Dubbed “Black Tuesday” yesterday saw widespread chaos across the French railway network with multiple trains across the country cancelled causing long delays on the few services that are running.
The Eurostar has also been caught up in the action with many trains between London, Paris, Brussels and Lille cancelled.
Yesterday 15 Eurostar trains were cancelled as a result of the walkout with passengers whose trains are still running advised to arrive at the station an hour before departure.
Trains to Germany have also been affected, with travellers warned to check before they travel.
Although Tuesday and today are the only days railway workers are walking out this week, the strike is likely to have a knock-on effect for the remainder of the week.
Further walkout dates have been announced over the upcoming months as rail staff will walk out for two days followed by three days of normal running service.
As the rail chaos spreads across France, two of Paris’s busiest rail stations have been the worst affected.
Shocking scenes show passengers falling onto the tracks with other passengers having to help them off safely.
As the strike fully takes hold, Eurostar has warned passengers that a string of cancellations is likely to occur over the coming months.
A further 14 Eurostar service has been cancelled today, these cancellations are as follows:
London/Ashford/Ebbsfleet to Paris (departure time shown is from London St Pancras)
• Train 9080 (05 :40)
• Train 9008 (07 :55)
• Train 9040 (16: 31)
• Train 9046 (18:01)
• Train 9048 (18 :31)
Paris to London/Ashford/Ebbsfleet (departure time shown is from Paris Gare du Nord)
• Train 9007 (07 :04)
• Train 9013 (08 :37)
• Train 9039 (15 :07)
• Train 9051 (18 :07)
• Train 9055 (19 :07)
A further four trains have been added to the list:
London/Ashford/Ebbsfleet to Brussels/Lille (departure time shown is from London St Pancras)
• Train 9116 (08 :54)
• Train 9152 (18 :04)
Brussels/Lille to London/Ashford/Ebbsfleet (departure time shown is from Brussels Midi)
• Train 9117 (08 :52)
• Train 9153 (17 :56)
Customers who do not see their train listed have not have their train cancelled but are being warned to expect long delays and travel confusion at stations.
