Eurostar cancels all Paris trains after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb
Eurostar has canceled all trains from London this morning following the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb.
The bomb was discovered along tracks near Paris Gare du Nord at around 4 a.m. GMT on March 7, prompting disruptions for Eurostar services, local metro and national and international trains.
Eurostar has confirmed that all its trains to and from Paris will be canceled for the day. So far, five services set to depart London St Pancras International for Paris Gare du Nord have been canceled this morning, and seven services departing Paris for London have also been canceled.
"Due to the discovery last night of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War during work carried out on the tracks in St Denis (North of Paris), traffic has been completely halted to and from Gare du Nord," Eurostar said in a statement. "As a result, all Eurostar trains are canceled to and from Paris today."
The cancellations include all services between London and Paris and also Brussels and Paris.
As of 9:45 a.m. GMT, the cancellations were not listed on the Eurostar website, and services were still shown to be running as normal from 11:30 a.m. GMT for London departures and 1 p.m. GMT from Paris Gare du Nord.
Eurostar has confirmed with TPG that these services will not go ahead, and its website is in the process of being updated.
It is not currently known whether services will continue to be affected or resume in time for the weekend.
All trains scheduled between Brussels-Marne-La-Vallee Chessy, London-Brussels and London-Amsterdam are running as normal.
Eurostar has informed affected passengers who will be able to exchange their tickets for free to travel at a different time or date in the same travel class (subject to availability).
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