ðə stˈeɪʃən ˈoʊpənd lˈeɪt ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ˈæftɚ jˈɪɹz ʌv bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ lˈaɪn tə kəmpˈiːt wɪððə pˌiːˈoʊz lˈaɪn ˈɔːlsoʊ fɹʌm pˈæɹɪs.
The station opened late on 1 August 1896 after years of building a line to compete with the PO's line also from Paris.