ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ˈeɪt dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˈɪlt fɚðə kˈɛmɪnz də fˈɜː də pˈæɹɪs æ lˈaɪɑːn ˈɛt ˌɑːlæ mˌeɪdɪtˌɛɹɐnˈeɪ pˌiːˌɛlˈɛm ɔnðə lˈænd ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ sˈeɪnt tʃˈɑːɹlz sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi.
It opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) on the land of the former Saint Charles Cemetery.