St-Michel - Notre-Dame (Paris RER)

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name=Saint-Michel — Notre-Dame
type=RER commuter rail line


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Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame is a station of the Paris RER, serving Line B and Line C. It is named after the nearby St-Michel area and Notre Dame cathedral.

The main entrance to the station is in Place Saint-Michel on the left bank of the Seine. There is also a satellite entrance to the platforms of Line B on Place Notre Dame, which is on the Île de la Cité across the Seine from Place Saint-Michel. The platforms of Line B are underneath the Seine and pass at right-angles under the Line C platforms.

History

On July 25, 1995, the station fell victim to a terrorist attack, with a gas bottle exploding near one of the platforms. 8 were killed and 80 wounded. "See 1995 Islamist terror bombings in France."

Lines serving this station

* RER Line B
* RER Line C

Adjacent stations

* Saint-Michel on line 4
* Cluny - La Sorbonne on line 10. This station was closed between 1939 and 1988, when it reopened to serve the new RER station and give access to the Boulevard Saint-Germain.

ee also

* List of stations of the Paris RER
* List of stations of the Paris Métro