The family was hoping to catch a train out of the capital, to watch an Olympic soccer match in Nantes, in western France. “We came here and we discovered the trains had been sabotaged.

UPDATE: France‘s national rail company SNCF has informed the BBC that emergency repairs are now allowing limited services between Paris and Brittany, as well as to southwestern destinations ...

France’s national railway company said traffic was gradually returning to normal a day after arsonists disrupted three high-speed rail lines. But who was behind the attacks remains mysterious.

After his meeting, he found himself walking up to the train station in downtown Rome. “Even though I hadn’t had a ticket, I was on a high-speed train within 15 minutes.

Oscar Puente said at least 15 stations, including Malaga, Madrid and Seville, will be open to those who need to take a train - and have nowhere else to go.

Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network, paralyzing train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The train from the Cote d’Azur to Paris is a relaxing and comfortable ride in first class with excellent French food.