France Trains June 11, 2026: SNCF Strike Is Over — But Eurostar Has Cancelled ALL London–Paris Services Today After WWII Bomb Found at Gare du Nord — TGV Recovering — Window 1 Active to June 13 — Window 2 Starts June 15 — Transilien Line K Closed — How to Claim Your Strike Refund NOW — Complete Recovery and Rights Guide

The SNCF strike ended at 06:00 this morning. France’s TGV network is recovering. And then — an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered near the tracks at Gare du Nord, bringing all Eurostar London–Paris services to a halt for the second time in three days.

Eurostar has suspended all of its services between London and Paris today after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb near the tracks in the French capital. All Eurostar trains are cancelled to and from Paris today. The bomb has now been defused. Services will only be permitted to resume once mine clearance operations by French police are completed. Eurostar stated that due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War during work carried out on the tracks in St Denis, north of Paris, traffic has been completely halted to and from Gare du Nord.

The Gare du Nord station services will be suspended until mid-morning at the request of the police. Eurostar, which runs passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and the continent, cancelled all services between London and Paris and advised passengers to pick another day to travel. Friday is one of the busiest days of the week at Eurostar’s London hub at St Pancras Station, as thousands of people leave for weekend breaks. Trains between London and Brussels were unaffected.

This is the definition of double jeopardy. Passengers who survived Wednesday’s SNCF strike only to rebook onto Thursday or Friday trains are now facing a second cancellation event — this time not industrial action but a World War II ordnance discovery that French police and sappers are clearing from the Gare du Nord track area.

Here is the full picture for June 11 — what is happening, what is over, what is still at risk, and exactly how to claim your rights.

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Published: June 11, 2026 — Thursday (SNCF Strike Recovery Day · WWII Bomb Event · Eurostar Window 1)
SNCF strike status: ✅ OVER — ended 06:00 June 11 — full SNCF timetable resuming
TGV recovery: ✅ Normal TGV services resuming — some early morning residual delays possible
TER recovery: ✅ Regional services resuming across all 13 networks — check ter.sncf.com
Transilien Line K: 🔴 CLOSED June 12–14 between Gare du Nord and Crépy-en-Valois — engineering works
Eurostar London–Paris: 🔴 ALL CANCELLED TODAY — WWII bomb at Gare du Nord tracks in St Denis
Eurostar London–Brussels: ✅ RUNNING NORMALLY — not affected by bomb
Eurostar bond event rights: ✅ Full refund or free exchange — extraordinary circumstance
Eurostar Window 1: Still active June 11–13 — some further Paris Eurostar cancellations possible
Eurostar Window 2: Confirmed June 15–18 — second wave of Paris capacity reductions
Eurostar Window 3: Confirmed June 18–21 — Paris CDG airport strike overlap
SNCF refund deadline: ✅ Still claimable for June 10 cancelled trains if you haven’t yet
SNCF refund portal: sncf-connect.com → My Trips | Call 3635
Eurostar refund: eurostar.com → Manage Booking → exchange or refund
Paris Metro/Bus/Tram: ✅ RUNNING NORMALLY — RATP unaffected

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Part 1 — The SNCF Strike: What Changed at 06:00 Today

The four-union SNCF strike that began at 19:00 on Tuesday June 9 formally ended at 06:00 this morning. The walkout lasted 35 hours — longer than most single-day SNCF strikes because of the late-evening June 9 start time — and produced the disruption that your previous three articles documented: 1 in 3 TGVs cancelled, 1 in 2 Intercités cut, Eurostar trains 9007 and 9036 grounded, RER B running at half frequency.

Normal SNCF service resumes from 06:00 Thursday — but some early-morning Thursday services may operate slightly late as trains reposition. This is routine post-strike behaviour. By Thursday late morning, the network should be operating normally.

What “recovery” means in practice today:

Every TGV that was cancelled yesterday needed to complete an overnight positioning run — physically moving the train from where it ended up at the end of the strike-disrupted day to where it needs to be for this morning’s first departure. For most TGV sets, those positioning runs happened between 06:00 and 09:00 this morning, under reduced network capacity as SNCF Réseau restored full signalling and slot management.

The practical consequence: morning TGV services today may be 15–30 minutes late. This is not a second strike — it is the normal mechanical consequence of a large fleet repositioning from strike-disrupted positions. By Thursday late morning, the TGV network is expected to be running within normal tolerance.

TER regional services: Fully restored across all 13 regions. Check ter.sncf.com/[your region] if you have a morning TER booking — but the severe disruption of yesterday is over.

RER lines: All SNCF-operated RER lines (B, C, D, E) are running normally today. The RER B to CDG Airport is at full normal frequency — the 1-in-2 running that applied yesterday has been restored to the full timetable from 06:00. CDG airport transfers by RER B are safe to use at normal timing today.

Transilien lines: All Transilien services restored. The one important exception is Line K:

Transilien Line K will be completely closed from June 12 to 14 between Gare du Nord and Crépy-en-Valois. The Aulnay-sous-Bois stop will not be served from June 10 at 21:15 until June 12 at 6:00.

Line K passengers travelling in the northern Paris suburbs: note the June 12–14 closure is separate from the strike — it is a pre-planned engineering works closure that was scheduled independently. Bus substitution services will operate on the Line K corridor.

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Part 2 — The WWII Bomb: What Happened This Morning

Just as French rail was beginning its post-strike recovery, an event that had nothing to do with industrial action closed Paris Gare du Nord’s track access entirely.

An unexploded Second World War bomb was discovered during work on the tracks in St Denis, north of Paris. Traffic was completely halted to and from Gare du Nord. All Eurostar trains were cancelled to and from Paris today. Buildings were evacuated and six schools were placed under lockdown near the bomb site. The bomb has now been defused by French authorities.

Gare du Nord is the busiest railway station in Europe, handling approximately 700,000 passengers on a normal weekday and substantially more on summer Fridays. St Denis — the northern Paris suburb where the bomb was discovered — sits on the approach tracks that Eurostar, TGV, TER, and Transilien services all use to access the station from the north. Closing those tracks while French sappers cleared the bomb effectively closed the northern approach to Gare du Nord for several hours this morning.

For passengers at St Pancras or Paris Gare du Nord right now: The bomb has been defused. Eurostar’s London–Brussels services — which route through Belgian rather than French infrastructure for most of their journey — are unaffected and running normally. London–Paris services are cancelled for today. Check eurostar.com → live train information for the latest update on when London–Paris service will resume.

What happens to stranded passengers: Eurostar cancelled all services between London and Paris and advised passengers to pick another day to travel. Your options under EU rail passenger rights are: free exchange to another date at no cost, or a full refund. Both are available without fees or conditions for a cancellation of this nature.

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Part 3 — Your SNCF Strike Refund: The Deadline Is Still Open

One of the most important pieces of information for passengers who had trains cancelled on June 10 but have not yet claimed their refund: the refund right does not expire today.

The refund deadline for SNCF cancelled trains is the scheduled departure time of the original train — meaning that if your June 10 train was cancelled and you have not yet claimed, you are still within your refund window as long as you claim today. A June 10 09:00 TGV cancellation — the scheduled departure time passed yesterday — but SNCF’s refund portal typically allows claims for up to several days after the cancelled departure during confirmed strike periods.

SNCF stated that all passengers are being contacted in the event of a train cancellation and are entitled to a refund or the option to book another train free of charge.

How to claim your June 10 SNCF refund right now:

• App (fastest): SNCF Connect app → My Trips → select your June 10 cancelled train → Remboursement
• Online: sncf-connect.com → Mon Compte → Mes Commandes → select journey → Refund
• Phone: 3635 (France) — standard call rate — queues today will be lighter than during the strike
• Station: Any SNCF station ticket office — now significantly less busy than during the strike

Refund arrives in your bank account within 3–5 business days.

Trainline and Rail Europe bookings: thetrainline.com → My Tickets → select your affected train → Refund or Exchange. You have three months from the original travel date to claim.

Note on the WWII bomb cancellation: Today’s Eurostar London–Paris cancellation is caused by an extraordinary circumstance — an unexploded World War II bomb is unambiguously beyond the railway’s control. This means:

• ✅ Full refund for today’s cancelled London–Paris Eurostar: yes, unconditional
• ❌ EU rail delay compensation (25%/50% scale): No — extraordinary circumstance

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Part 4 — Eurostar June Window Status: What’s Still Coming

With today’s bomb cancellation falling inside Eurostar Window 1 (June 8–13), and Windows 2 and 3 confirmed on the horizon, passengers planning any Paris travel over the next two weeks need a clear picture of what is confirmed, confirmed-possible, and confirmed-upcoming:

Window 1 — June 8–13 (NOW ACTIVE)

Eurostar has cancelled trains at Paris Gare du Nord between June 8 and June 13, 2026, citing operational restrictions at the station. This window covers the pre-strike infrastructure management period, the strike day itself on June 10, and the post-strike recovery period through June 13.

Today June 11: All London–Paris cancelled due to WWII bomb. London–Brussels running normally.

June 12 (Friday): Check eurostar.com → live train information. Window 1 is still technically active. SNCF Réseau is recovering, and any residual infrastructure constraint at Gare du Nord could affect Friday services.

June 13 (Saturday): Window 1 formally closes. Check your specific train on eurostar.com for confirmation.

Window 2 — June 15–18 (CONFIRMED — 4 DAYS AWAY)

A second window of Eurostar cancellations is confirmed for June 15 to 18, 2026. This is the recovery-debt period — the positioning and staffing lag from the June 10 action continues to affect Eurostar’s ability to operate its full timetable through the following week.

Window 2 represents the medium-term consequence of the June 10 strike — SNCF Réseau and Eurostar’s operations team require a second capacity management period to ensure the Paris Gare du Nord infrastructure returns to full operational status. Passengers with June 15–18 Paris bookings should check eurostar.com now for specific train status.

Action: Check eurostar.com → Manage Booking for any June 15–18 booking today.

Window 3 — June 18–21 (CONFIRMED — Coincides with CDG Airport Strike)

A third disruption window is listed for June 18 to 21, 2026, coinciding with the Paris CDG airport strike on June 18, when the inter-union of CDG, Orly and Le Bourget employees walks out separately.

Window 3 is the most complex of the three — it coincides exactly with a separately scheduled Paris CDG airport ground staff strike on June 18 that threatens Air France’s long-haul network, aviation operations at CDG, and the rail connections to the airport. Passengers with June 18–21 Paris plans face simultaneous rail disruption (Eurostar Window 3) and aviation disruption (CDG airport strike). A detailed standalone article on the June 18 double disruption is coming shortly on this site.

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Part 5 — Full Status Snapshot for Today, June 11

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Your Complete Rights Summary — June 11, 2026

June 10 SNCF Strike Cancellations — Still Claimable

✅ Full refund on non-refundable tickets — claim at sncf-connect.com or call 3635 ✅ Free exchange to another date — claim before 3 months from original travel date ✅ EU rail delay compensation for trains that ran but arrived 60+ minutes late

Today’s Eurostar London–Paris Cancellation (WWII Bomb)

✅ Full refund — unconditional — extraordinary circumstance does not remove refund right ✅ Free exchange to another available date in the same class ❌ EU rail delay compensation (25%/50% scale) — extraordinary circumstance exemption applies Claim at: eurostar.com → Manage Booking | 03432 186 186 (UK)

Eurostar Windows 2 and 3 (June 15–21) — Advance Protection

✅ Check your specific train at eurostar.com → Manage Booking now ✅ If your train is in the cancellation list — free exchange or full refund available immediately ✅ Three months from original travel date to claim

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Key Contacts — June 11, 2026

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