Port-Royal station

Port-Royal is a French railway station on the RER B line in Paris. It is located in the 5th arrondissement, not far from its tripoint border with the 6th and 14th arrondissements. It is named after Port-Royal Abbey, Paris.

Port-Royal
RER
RER station
Port-Royal station entrance
General information
Location5th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°50′24″N 2°20′13″E
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)RER B RER B
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus routes
  • Bus: 38, 82, 83, 91
  • Noctilien: N01, N02, N14, N21, N122
Bus operatorsRATP, Noctilien
Other information
Station code87758623
Fare zone1
History
Opened31 March 1895 (1895-03-31)
Passengers
20193,479,339[1]
Services
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Luxembourg
towards Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV or Mitry–Claye
 RER B Denfert-Rochereau
towards Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Location

History

The station opened on 31 March 1895, as part of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans extension of the Ligne de Sceaux from Denfert-Rochereau station north to Luxembourg station.

The station has a unique architectural style with the station house located above the tracks on a metal footbridge. This particular arrangement was necessary because of a lack of space at the station site. Today, the station house retains its original appearance with its platforms protected by glass canopies, but the ends of the platforms have been extended to accommodate longer trains.

Port-Royal station was targeted in the 3 December 1996 Paris RER bombing when an explosive device detonated on the southbound tracks of the station. Four people were killed in the attack.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Port-Royal.
  • The station house can be seen sitting atop the platforms on the Boulevard de Port-Royal
    The station house can be seen sitting atop the platforms on the Boulevard de Port-Royal
  • Memorial at the station to the victims of the 1996 Paris RER bombing
    Memorial at the station to the victims of the 1996 Paris RER bombing

See also

References
  1. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2021.


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