Paris’s busy Gare de l’Est station has been forced to cancel all trains today after a fire broke out at a signal point.
The blaze – which officials believe was deliberately lit – sparked around 8:30 am, at the peak of rush hour.
Officials initially hoped to resume services by 10 am, but have since confirmed that no trains will run out of Gare de l’Est for the remainder of Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of passengers will have their travel plans disrupted by the traffic shutdown. About 41 million people used the Gare de l’Est in 2019, according to SNCF data.
What happened at Gare de l’Est?
The fire – which damaged around 50
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