Why Paris’ Busiest Train Station Closed – All You Need to Know

Mar 07, 2025 Khushi Kumari

An undetonated World War II bomb was unearthed close to Paris' Gare du Nord station that suspends its operation

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The bomb was discovered overnight on the track approaching the station

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Gare du Nord is the busiest train station in Europe, with around 214 million passengers using it every year

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This halt impacted high-speed TGV and Eurostar services, along with local trains

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The French state railway company, SNCF, suspended train traffic at the request of police

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