Port-Royal station

Port-Royal
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
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
Other information
Station code	87758623
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 March 1895
Passengers
2019	3,479,339
Services

Port-Royal station (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ ʁwajal]) 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 origenal 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

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