People planning to travel across the Channel over the next few days are facing disruption as Eurostar services are hit by two separate strikes.

Belgian railway workers walked out at 9pm out time on Monday and passengers may experience further problems from Thursday when French general workers begin industrial action set to last 36 hours.

The second strike in particular is expected to cause disruption to many Britons ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

Brussels Midi station and the rest of the Belgian rail network is closed on Tuesday. Only one Eurostar service - the 7.34pm (train 9158) service from London - will operate between the UK and Brussels and that is on the assumption that the Belgian high-speed line reopens at 9pm our time.

This means there will be no rail services operating between Lille and Brussels Midi station. There will also be no high-speed onward rail connections on Thalys or ICE, from Brussels to destinations in France, the Netherlands and Germany.

The French strike threatens to bring France’s railway system to a standstill from 7pm British time on Wednesday until 7am (CET) Friday. Eurostar says it expects its services to operate normally during the industrial action but anyone with onward connections in France will be severely disrupted.

Eurostar is advising all travellers to and from Belgium on Tuesday to change their travel plans and exchange their tickets for alternative dates or obtain refunds by contacting their original point of sale.

For more information on both strikes visit Eurostar's website or call the Ashford Contact Centre on 08705 186 186.