The discovery of an unexplained bomb on the tracks outside Paris returned to the tracks outside Paris among the French officials this morning. Rail traffic was stopped from the city and from the city to assess the security situation, except thousands of passengers trapped in Paris and London. It included both local and international passengers as the station served both types of destinations.
Rare B suburban train running direct trains between Gare Do Nord and Charles de Gaul Airport said Bomb said “returned to World War II”.
The Gare Do Nord Station usually sees a huge crowd during the weekend.
Bomb search
The bomb was found “in the middle of the tracks”, about 2.5 km from the Gare Do Nord Station, the most busy railway terminus in France which is located north of Paris. The station also meets both regional trains as well as Eurosar trains that connect international destinations.
The National SNCF Railway Company said the bomb was seen during an overnight maintenance work done at St. Dennis, a northern suburb in Paris. Officials soon stopped traffic from Paris as the police reached the site to assess and disable the bomb.
Eurostar suspended trains
Eurostar, an international high-speed railway service in Western Europe, left all its trains or quit going from Paris in a safety decision to ensure the safety of passengers.
The railway company said that it has stopped traffic from the Gare Do Nord station “completely”, and all trains connecting Paris will be canceled today, affecting the routes of London and Brussels.
Offering forgiveness for disintegration, it has urged the passengers to change the date of their journey.
The London-Bresels and the London-Arstardam route, which do not pass through Paris, are normally running, the Eurosar said, which connects major cities in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
Three options are being given to the passengers affected by the cancellation of the train: Change the date of the journey, cancel the booking and claim the voucher, or get a refund. According to the BBC report, the Eurosar app is also crashing for many users for many users.
Passenger
The sudden stop of all train services disappointed the passengers who had no option to take the train from the country’s busiest railway hub. A huge crowd of passengers trying to take advantage of other methods of transport due to sudden change in the plan caused chaos in and around the station area.
Online photos showed people in queue for buses
Corin Shiavanato, who had been waiting for a train for Gussainville from morning since morning to morning, said he tried to take the bus but it was packed. Online photographs are shown in queuing for buses, but not everyone can manage a profit for their destination.
Another passenger, who was part of a group from London to Paris, stated that he looked for flights, but their options were limited.
The country’s transport minister has urged passengers to postpone their visits and escape from the station area especially.
There have been previous incidents of war bombs near railway tracks in France. In Germany, such discoveries are frequent, with bombs still found even after 80 years after World War 2.
The last time a war -time bomb in France was Pangu Rail Traffic in 2019. It affected trains between St.-Lazare station and western suburbs of Paris.
