Port-Royal station

Port-Royal
Port-Royal
	RER station
	File:RER B-PortRoyal1.jpg Port-Royal station entrance
Location	5th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France; France
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Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
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Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus routes	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> : 38, 82, 83, 91; : N01, N02, N14, N21, N122;
Bus operators	RATP, Noctilien
Other information
Station code
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 March 1895
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	3,479,339
Services
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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.

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.

Gallery

Port Royal train station, Paris.jpg

The station house can be seen sitting atop the platforms on the Boulevard de Port-Royal
Gare de Port-Royal, plaque fleurie attentat 1996.JPG

Memorial at the station to the victims of the 1996 Paris RER bombing