France: Train services resume after bomb threat at Calais station

Eurostar services between London and Paris temporarily suspended; no confirmation of a bomb

Train services at Calais-Fréthun station in northern France resumed on Thursday, following a temporary halt triggered by a bomb threat that disrupted rail traffic and caused delays to several international train services between London and Paris.

Reuters reported that France’s national railway company announced the resumption of train services Thursday morning, after French gendarmes authorized operations to restart following security measures taken by authorities to verify the threat.

Authorities in the Pas-de-Calais region announced via the X platform that they had received a bomb threat at Calais-Fréthun station, warning of potential impacts on rail traffic in the area.

Eurostar, the operator of high-speed international trains, stated that French authorities temporarily blocked trains from passing through the station, causing delays to some services to and from London, particularly those connecting the British capital with Paris.

French authorities have not reported finding a bomb, and the nature of the threat and the responsible party remain unclear.

The incident follows a recent wave of bomb threats and false alarms across France and several European countries, which have targeted flights, schools, and media outlets. Many of these threats were found to be false, and no link has yet been established between the Calais station alert and those earlier incidents.