by Eurostar trains between London and Paris were brought to a standstill after the discovery of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War near the tracks.
The French national train operator SNCF said in a statement that the services would be stopped in the Gare Du Nordben at the request of the police until the morning.
“We invite travelers to move their trip,” says Friday morning.
According to reports, the unploded bomb was found overnight in the district of Saint Denis by Saint Denis by workers.
From 7.30 a.m. the live departure website of Eurostar reported that four morning trains from St. Pancras International – the services were canceled 6.01 a.m., 7:01 a.m., 8.01 a.m. and 9.31 a.m.
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“The limited service that will be resumed this afternoon,” says the French Minister of Transport
08:42 Present Megan Howe
The French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot told the broadcaster Sud Radio that the trains are “strongly interrupted” all day long, with only a limited service being resumed in the afternoon.
Eurostar asked the passengers to expect a disturbance because of “an object on the tracks” and advised them to “change their journey for a different datum”.
Change your trip to a different travel date, says Eurostar
08:27 Present Megan Howe
A service update “Due to an object on the track near Paris Gare du Nord, we expect a disturbance of our services this morning. Please change your trip for a different dating date.”
Passengers who were recorded in Gare du Nord
08:23 Present Megan Howe
A passenger brought X to X to highlight the situation in the Gare du Nord.
He wrote: “The bomb of the Second World War was not at the top of the list of things that I thought that they could disturb my Eurostar trip from Paris this morning, but here we are …”
Large crowds gather in Gare du Nord
08:20 Present Megan Howe
Video material shows large crowds that gather in the Gare du Nord, while you are waiting for updates after suspension from services to London.
List of Eurostar stations
08:15 Present Megan Howe
According to the Eurostar website, the trains from London to Paris were canceled before 10.30 a.m. GMT on Friday.
The routes from Paris to London before lunchtime were also canceled.
Services for Gare Du Nord suspended until morning
07:47
The French national train operator SNCF said in a statement that the services at Gare du Nord would be suspended until the morning at the request of the police.
It added: “We invite travelers to move their trip.”
Eurostar services of and from Brussels do not seem to be affected.
Eurostar exposes the services to London after the bomb discovery of the Second World War
07:47 Present Megan Howe
Eurostar has suspended the services between London and Paris after the discovery of an unexploded bomb near World War II near Tracks in the French capital.
Thousands of passengers interrupted their trips today when the cross-channel operator canceled 10 services on Friday morning.
All trains in Paris to London are canceled until at least noon.
Eurostar said in an explanation: “Due to an object on the routes near Paris Gare Du Nord, we expect a disturbance of our services this morning.
“Please change your trip for a different travel date.”
