The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of the French capital during landscaping work.

Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near the tracks

Disposal experts managed to unscrew and then destroy its fuse, but the half-ton British-made bomb could have caused major damage had it exploded after workers inadvertently dug it up. Still, the police operation surrounding the bomb's disposal triggered major disruption for hundreds of thousands

Local train and Eurostar services are disrupted at Gare du Nord station in Paris after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found nearby. The bomb was found "in the middle of the tracks" in the area of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, during overnight works on the tracks, local media reported.

The discovery of the unexploded WWII bomb outside of Paris caused all Eurostar traffic coming in and out of Gare du Nord station to be “completely halted,” the railway company told PEOPLE in a statement.

Eurostar will resume services to and from Paris on Saturday after a World War II-era bomb found under tracks outside the French capital halted traffic at Gare du Nord station.

The unexploded bomb was found just over a mile from tracks serving France's busy Gare du Nord station, Eurostar reported.

The cascade of transportation woes hit morning rush-hour train services before spreading to the road network, with Paris police closing the A1 highway that feeds into the north of the city, as well as sections of the capital’s always-busy ring road.

The disposal of what Paris police called an "excessively dangerous" unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French capital, including the suspension of high-speed train links with London and Brussels.