Port-Royal station
{{Short description|Railway station in Paris, France}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Port-Royal
| style = Réseau Express Régional
| image = RER B-PortRoyal1.jpg
| caption = Port-Royal station entrance
| address = Boulevard de Port-Royal
| borough = Paris
| country = France
| coordinates = {{coord|48|50|24|N|2|20|13|E|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| owned =
| operator = RATP Group
| line = Ligne de Sceaux
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{RATP Paris/transfers with logo|38|82|83|91}}
| {{RATP Paris/transfers night with logo|N01|N02|N14|N21|N122}}
}}
| structure = Below-grade
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible = Yes, by request to staff{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant |trans-title=Map for travelers in wheelchairs |url=https://eu.ftp.opendatasoft.com/stif/PlansRegion/Plans/UFR.pdf |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=fr,en-gb |website=Île-de-France Mobilités}}
| code = {{Uic8}}
| zone = 1
| opened = {{Start date|1895|03|31|df=y}}
| pass_year = 2019
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Réseau Express Régional|line=B|left=Luxembourg|right=Denfert-Rochereau}}
}}
Port-Royal station ({{IPA|fr|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 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
File:Port Royal train station, Paris.jpg|The station house can be seen sitting atop the platforms on the Boulevard de Port-Royal
File:Gare de Port-Royal, plaque fleurie attentat 1996.JPG|Memorial at the station to the victims of the 1996 Paris RER bombing
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Réseau Express Régional stations
Category:Railway stations in France opened in 1895
Category:Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris
Category:Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris
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