One in four Eurostar trains cancelled

Paris: Around 25 percent of trains on the Eurostar network, whose routes include Paris-London, were cancelled Friday following massive sabotage against the French high-speed rail system, the company said.

"This will also be the case" on Saturday and Sunday, Eurostar said in a statement.

Beyond the cancellations, Eurostar trains departing and arriving in Paris will run on regular lines rather than high-speed routes.

That would add an extra 90 minutes onto a Paris-London trip that usually takes around two hours and 20 minutes, Eurostar said.

The company expects the disruption to be cleared by Monday morning.

Eurostar services routes from the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.