French police halted train services to and from Paris Gare du Nord station on Friday after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found on tracks leading to the terminal, train companies reported. The bomb was found on the tracks in the area of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, during overnight works, Eurostar said in a statement. Local trains to and from the station have been cancelled as of Friday morning, while Eurostar journeys on the London-Paris, Paris-London, Brussels-Paris and Paris-Brussels routes were cancelled for all of Friday.
The discovery of a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’ high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing travelers’ weekend getaway plans and causing cascading disruptions to scores of other intercity and commuter trains in and out of the French capital’s Gare du Nord, the busiest railway station in France. Eurostar, operator of sleek high-speed trains between the U.K. and the continent, announced the cancellation of all its services to and from Gare du Nord, its Paris hub, and the British and Belgian capitals. The repercussions were immediate, throwing travel plans into disarray.
A Second World War bomb has been discovered near the Eurostar tracks. All trains travelling between London and northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the terrifying find of an unexploded device in the Paris area. Thousands of passengers are disrupted as the cross-Channel operator cancelled 10 services on Friday morning. With all trains in the Paris to London direction are cancelled until at least 12.09pm. Eurostar said in a statement: "Due to an object on the tracks near Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption to our services this morning. Please change your journey for a different date of travel."
