Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame station
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The line C platforms run parallel to the Seine at just above river level and are provided by natural light through 28 large windows that are designed to withstand flooding from the river. The line B platforms pass underneath the Seine and are at right-angles under the RER C platforms.{{cite news |title=Urban transport industry news round-up |date=19 April 2023 |work=Railway Gazette International |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-transport-industry-news-round-up/63952.article |access-date=19 April 2023}} |
The line C platforms run parallel to the Seine at just above river level and are provided by natural light through 28 large windows that are designed to withstand flooding from the river. The line B platforms pass underneath the Seine and are at right-angles under the RER C platforms.{{cite news |title=Urban transport industry news round-up |date=19 April 2023 |work=Railway Gazette International |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-transport-industry-news-round-up/63952.article |access-date=19 April 2023}} |
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The station is linked by underground passageways to the [[Saint-Michel (Paris |
The station is linked by underground passageways to the [[Saint-Michel station (Paris Metro)|Saint-Michel]] and [[Cluny–La Sorbonne station|Cluny–La Sorbonne]] stations of the [[Paris Metro]]. Saint-Michel is on [[Paris Metro Line 4|Metro Line 4]] and Cluny–La Sorbonne is on [[Paris Metro Line 10|Metro Line 10]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The RER C section of the station dates back to 1900, when it opened as the Pont Saint-Michel station on the extension of the [[Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans]] from the [[Gare d'Austerlitz]] to a new terminus at the [[Gare d'Orsay]]. The Pont Saint-Michel station was built under the quays of the [[Seine]], almost at river level, and its constrained location, with narrow and low platforms and [[reverse curve]]s, affects operations to this day. Originally the platforms were lit by openings in the river bank, but these were filled in after the station was inundated during the [[1910 Great Flood of Paris|Seine floods of 1910]].{{citation needed|reason=translated from French Wikipedia, but unsourced there|date=April 2023}} |
The RER C section of the station dates back to 1900, when it opened as the Pont Saint-Michel station on the extension of the [[Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans]] from the [[Gare d'Austerlitz]] to a new terminus at the [[Gare d'Orsay]]. The Pont Saint-Michel station was built under the quays of the [[Seine]], almost at river level, and its constrained location, with narrow and low platforms and [[reverse curve]]s, affects operations to this day. Originally the platforms were lit by openings in the river bank, but these were filled in after the station was inundated during the [[1910 Great Flood of Paris|Seine floods of 1910]].{{citation needed|reason=translated from French Wikipedia, but unsourced there|date=April 2023}} |
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In September 1979, a {{convert|1|km}} tunnel was constructed to link the Gare d'Orsay (now the [[Musée d'Orsay station|Musée d'Orsay]]) to [[Invalides |
In September 1979, a {{convert|1|km}} tunnel was constructed to link the Gare d'Orsay (now the [[Musée d'Orsay station|Musée d'Orsay]]) to [[Invalides station|Invalides]] thus creating a cross-city line initially called the [[Transversal Rive Gauche]]. At the same time, the Pont Saint-Michel station was slightly widened. In May 1980, the Transversal Rive Gauche became the core part of the new RER C.{{citation needed|reason=translated from French Wikipedia, but unsourced there|date=April 2023}} |
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The [[RER B]] passed under Saint-Michel starting December 1977, but the interchange was delayed by the location under the quays and the continued operation of the [[Z 23000|Z 23000]] trains on the line: the trains had to climb a 4.08% gradient from {{stl|Réseau Express Régional|Luxembourg}} to [[Châtelet–Les Halles station|Châtelet–Les Halles]], and could only do that without stopping at Saint-Michel.{{Cite web|title=Les automotrices de la ligne de Sceaux|url=http://transportparis.canalblog.com/pages/les-automotrices-de-la-ligne-de-sceaux/30157270.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115052104/http://transportparis.canalblog.com/pages/les-automotrices-de-la-ligne-de-sceaux/30157270.html|archive-date=15 January 2021|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Transport Paris|language=french}} The RER B platforms finally opened in February 1988, one year after the withdrawal of the Z 23000, and the station was renamed to Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame. At the same time, [[Cluny–La Sorbonne |
The [[RER B]] passed under Saint-Michel starting December 1977, but the interchange was delayed by the location under the quays and the continued operation of the [[Z 23000|Z 23000]] trains on the line: the trains had to climb a 4.08% gradient from {{stl|Réseau Express Régional|Luxembourg}} to [[Châtelet–Les Halles station|Châtelet–Les Halles]], and could only do that without stopping at Saint-Michel.{{Cite web|title=Les automotrices de la ligne de Sceaux|url=http://transportparis.canalblog.com/pages/les-automotrices-de-la-ligne-de-sceaux/30157270.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115052104/http://transportparis.canalblog.com/pages/les-automotrices-de-la-ligne-de-sceaux/30157270.html|archive-date=15 January 2021|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Transport Paris|language=french}} The RER B platforms finally opened in February 1988, one year after the withdrawal of the Z 23000, and the station was renamed to Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame. At the same time, [[Cluny–La Sorbonne station|Cluny–La Sorbonne]] station on the metro, which had closed in 1939, was reopened to connect with the new RER station and give access to [[Boulevard Saint-Germain]].{{citation needed|reason=translated from French Wikipedia, but unsourced there|date=April 2023}} |
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On 25 July 1995, as part of a [[1995 France bombings|campaign of terror bombings conducted by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria]], the station [[1995 Paris RER bombing|was the target of an attack]], with a gas bottle exploding near one of the line B platforms, killing eight and wounding 100 people critically.{{cite news |title=The long shadow of the Saint-Michel terrorist attacks |url=https://www.dw.com/en/france-1995-bombings-anniversary/a-54299823 |website=dw.com |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=19 April 2023}} This attack would mark the first of many in 1995 and is commemorated with a discrete memorial inside the platform.https://www.dw.com/en/france-1995-bombings-anniversary/a-54299823 |
On 25 July 1995, as part of a [[1995 France bombings|campaign of terror bombings conducted by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria]], the station [[1995 Paris RER bombing|was the target of an attack]], with a gas bottle exploding near one of the line B platforms, killing eight and wounding 100 people critically.{{cite news |title=The long shadow of the Saint-Michel terrorist attacks |url=https://www.dw.com/en/france-1995-bombings-anniversary/a-54299823 |website=dw.com |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=19 April 2023}} This attack would mark the first of many in 1995 and is commemorated with a discrete memorial inside the platform.https://www.dw.com/en/france-1995-bombings-anniversary/a-54299823 |
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