Port-Royal station

Port-Royal
Port-Royal station entrance
General information
Location	Boulevard de Port-Royal Paris France
Coordinates	48°50′24″N 2°20′13″E / 48.84000°N 2.33694°E / 48.84000; 2.33694
Operated by	RATP Group
Line(s)	Ligne de Sceaux
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RATP Bus:  38   82   83   91  Noctilien: N01 N02 N14 N21 N122
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Accessible	Yes, by request to staff[1]
Other information
Station code	87758623
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 March 1895 (1895-03-31)
Passengers
2019	3,479,339[2]
Services
Preceding station 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

Port-Royal station 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.

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.

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  The station house can be seen sitting atop the platforms on the Boulevard de Port-Royal
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  Memorial at the station to the victims of the 1996 Paris RER bombing

• List of stations of the Paris RER

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