The Parisian North Station It has been totally paralyzed this Friday after the discovery of a World War II bomb Without detonating. A Explosive deactivation equipment To neutralize the artifact and be able to resume circulation in this station, the busiest in Europe with more than 600,000 passengers daily, according to EFE data.
The projectile, more than a meter long and intactaccording to the same agency, was discovered on Thursday night “In the middle of the tracks” During some works at Saint Denis, as reported by the state railway company SNCF.
“Due to the discovery last night of a without exploiting pump of World War II during the works carried out before the North Station of Paris, Traffic is interrupted At the departure and arrival points of the North Station, at the request of the Paris Police Prefecture, “said SNCF in its social networks.
“The resumption of operations It can only occur once Once the demining operations have been completed that currently organize the specialized services of the Paris Police Headquarters, “warns the company, which details that” the explosive artifact was discovered in the commune of Saint-Denis, 2.5 kilometers from the station, in the middle of the tracks“
Affected trains
Traffic interruption It affects all high -speed trainsboth national and international, which includes the Eurostar trains to London, Brussels and Amsterdam, but also the nationals. Some of those trains can leave from the Lyon station. The circulation of the regional and nearby trainsthat communicate Paris with their periphery, with several lines that pass through that station.
Source: Lasexta
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