Later, three trains continued their journeys to London, two others were forced to return to Paris and London.
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At least 11 more migrants, believed to be Syrians, drowned as two boats sank after leaving south-west Turkey for the Greek island of Kos.
But by almost 03:00 am Wednesday French time, some passengers were still left stuck on trains in what they said were intolerable conditions.
He said: “We have trespassers on the French side of the tunnel which means that the traffic is blocked”.
“The train lost power and was pushed back into the Calais station now which we have just been allowed to disembark”.
Meanwhile, a fault on another train left the passengers stranded near Calais on Tuesday night.
French police were called to Calais just before 9pm to reports of people on the tracks as passengers reported that migrants were on top of trains.
Passengers were earlier told the train was stopped because of problems with migrants on the tracks and a helicopter was seen flying above the train, but now the conductor has announced “the Eurostar can not re-start because a window has been broken”, she added.
“We’ve been abandoned on a platform somewhere in the cold with NO INFORMATION”, tweeted one of the passengers, Danny Bell. Railroad staff “were scared that that if they opened the doors, the migrants might attempt to board the train – potentially putting the safety of those on board at risk”, according to the Daily Mail. “We can, if passengers wish, re-book them on the next available train to get to their destination”.
“The lights went off and the air conditioning went off, it was so hot”.
A spokesman said the company had to balance rescuing the passengers with not creating another knock-on effect to its service.
He adds: “Everyone is feeling very exhausted”. “Our priority is to make sure our operation is strong and resilient”.
Simon Gentry wrote on Twitter: “On a Eurostar apparently “surrounded by migrants”. Fellow traveller Fay Collett said their treatment had been “atrocious” and “inhumane”.
Worse scenes were pictured in Hungary, after police who turned away thousands of fare-paying refugees headed for Germany effectively created a 2,000-strong migrant camp outside the country’s biggest rail station.
A queue of passengers snaked through St Pancras station after the 7.55am service to Paris was halted.
Michael Richardson, 45, was trying to get to his home in Swiss Cottage, north London, with his wife Beverley Paris and two-year-old son Michael.
“The manager of the train came and said, ‘We’re really sorry, we have had to stop because there are migrants on the line”.
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt said on BBC radio: “You need a common asylum system and a burden-sharing”.
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“Because our fencing and our security has been tightened they are going to find other ways”, she said.
