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7th March 2025
09:10am GMT
Eurostar trains have been cancelled after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered on the tracks in Paris.
The Eurostar and all trains at Paris’ Gar du Nord – the busiest station in France – have been stopped as police work to disable the unexploded WW2 device.
Local media reports that the bomb was found “in the middle of the tracks” in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, during overnight works on the tracks, via the BBC.
Eurostar has since urged people not to travel today (March 7), and to make alternative travel arrangements.
A statement on their website reads: “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.”
All trains travelling from St Pancras to London have been cancelled until at least 10:31 GMT, while the first six trains scheduled to leave Paris for London have also been cancelled.
There are large crowds of passengers at Gare du Nord following the cancellations.
