London – The Eurostar train to London, including all the trains heading to northern France, stopped suddenly on Friday morning after the unfelieving bombs from World War II were found near the rails, officials said.
The not explosive ordinance was found around 1.5 miles north of Gare Du Nord in Saint Denis, an area in the northern Paris where the Stade de France – the French National Stadium – was and was located where the Olympic event was held, including the closing ceremony last year.
“Traffic is disturbed between Paris Gare Du Nord and La Plaine Stade France in both directions until 10:00 in the morning and disturbed in the rest of the channel,” the French national train operator SNCF said in a statement on Friday morning. “If possible, we invite you to postpone your trip.”
The reason listed is because of “intervention by law enforcement” after the discovery of bombs that did not explode from the second world war near the track in Paris Nord, said SNCF.
Passengers wait in the departure room because the traffic has been disturbed at the Gare Du Nord train station after the discovery of the unfelled bomb that came from the second world war 2.5 km (1.55 miles) from the train station, in the middle of the railroad tracks, France, March 7, 2025.
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Gare Du Nord in Paris is the busiest train station in Europe with a number of passengers and serving more than 211 million people alone in 2022.
Passenger dozens can be seen waiting at the station with their luggage when they watch the train canceled on all passenger information boards.
It is unclear how much the rules or how long it takes the authorities to clean the area before the regular service is continued.
Investigations are currently underway.
ABC News’ Joe Simonetti, Morgan Winsor and Tom Soufi-Burridge contributed to this report.