Luxembourg station (Paris)

Luxembourg on the RER B

Luxembourg is an RER station in Paris, France. It is on the border of 5th and 6th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The terminus of the Ligne de Sceaux was opened on the same site in 1895. Between 1973 and 1977 it was converted into Line B of the RER by the building of a 2,600 metre tunnel extending the line under the Seine to Châtelet–Les Halles and the current station was built 50 cm lower than the old station.

The station was extensively renovated in 2000. In 2009 it has engaged into large excavation work for its access to handicapped passengers, including new elevators. The construction has been stopped and apparently abandoned with no explanation. For more than two years the ticket offices have been relocated in a shelter at street level.

On 14 December 1919, a train carrying American President Woodrow Wilson and his entourage, pulled into the station. In less than a month, Wilson would be part of the "Big Three" at the Paris Peace Conference - this Conference drew up the Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919, effectively ending the First World War.

Tourism

• Jardin du Luxembourg
• Panthéon

See also

• List of RER stations

References

1. Macmillan, M. (2019 edition), Paris 1919. John Murray Publishers, London. Page 24.