On Friday, the traffic to and from Paris’ busy Gare du Nord, ranked as the world's third-busiest train station, faced significant disruption due to the discovery of an unexploded World War Two bomb.
The disruption is impacting various train services, including commuter rails and national and international trains such as Eurostar.
Eurostar representatives informed Reuters of their decision to cancel all trains to and from Gare du Nord, advising travelers to reschedule their journeys through their website.
Discovered 2.5 km (1.55 miles) from Gare du Nord, amidst the tracks of one of the network's lines, the H Line shared the news of the bomb discovery on the X messaging platform, stating that train operations would be affected until the completion of the demining process.
Paris police reported that the bomb was found during construction work at 3:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) in Saint-Denis, a suburb in northern Paris, with Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot anticipating disruptions throughout the day.
Gare du Nord handles around 220 million passengers annually, serving as Europe's busiest train station, facilitating travel to and from destinations in northern France, London, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, as highlighted by the Paris tourist office.
Clemence Fandard, an interface designer in Paris, experienced a delay and eventual cancellation of her 6:20 a.m. train to Amsterdam, expressing her surprise at the situation and referring to it as unfortunate.
Another traveler, Kasman Ibrahimi, initially planned to travel to Cologne, Germany, from Gare du Nord, but due to the disruptions, he was exploring alternative routes.