EUROSTAR trains to and from Paris’ Gare du Nord came to a standstill after an unexploded World War II bomb was found on the tracks, French police confirmed.
The device was discovered “in the middle of the tracks” in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, during overnight maintenance work, local media reports.
French railway company TER said on X: “An unexploded bomb from the Second World War was discovered near the tracks.”
The disruption has affected local metro services as well as national and international trains, including Eurostar and TGV.
Eurostar’s website shows at least six scheduled departures to London St Pancras International were cancelled Friday morning as police worked to neutralise the device.
According to RER B’s most recent dispatch, traffic has been postponed until at least 10am local time.
Eurostar stated in an update that “due to an object on the tracks near Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption to our services this morning”.
Passengers could exchange their tickets for free to travel on another date or time in the same class, subject to availability, according to the train operator.
The Gare du Nord is a major European transit hub, serving international destinations north of France as well as the main Paris airport and many regional commuters.
Bombs left over from World War I or World War II are regularly discovered around France but it is very rare to find them in such a busy location.
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