Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II era bomb on tracks leading to the nation’s busiest station.

Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled after the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War near the tracks.The unexploded bomb was reportedly found by workmen overnight in the Paris neighbourhood of Saint Denis.

The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris' high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing travelers' weekend getaway plans and causing cascading disruptions to scores of other trains to and from France’s busiest railway station,

Eurostar has cancelled all trains from London until at least mid-morning after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb disrupted traffic at Paris’s busy Gare du Nord station. “An unexploded bomb from the Second World War was discovered near the tracks,” French national railway company TER said.

Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt after the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War near the tracks. France’s national train operator SNCF said in a statement that traffic would be stopped at the Gare du Nord until mid-morning at the request of police.

Eurostar cancels all high-speed trains from Paris to London and Brussels due to discovery of a World War II-era bomb near Paris' Gare du Nord.

Following the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb, Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled all day. According to local media, the explosive was discovered “in the middle of the tracks” in the Saint-Denis area in France while construction was underway overnight.

Disruption leaves crowds of passengers stranded at London’s St Pancras International and Gare du Nord in Paris

Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning after an unexploded bomb dating to World War II was found.

Workers found the unexploded bomb overnight while doing earthmoving near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis region that borders Paris to the north

Disruption leaves crowds of passengers stranded at London’s St Pancras International and Gare du Nord in Paris