The station was opened in 1864 and completed in 1867 for the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) by architect Louis-Jules Bouchot in Louis XIII style.
ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən fɚðə kˈɛmɪnz də fˈɜː də pˈæɹɪs æ lˈaɪɑːn ˈɛt ˌɑːlæ mˌeɪdɪtˌɛɹɐnˈeɪ pˌiːˌɛlˈɛm baɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt lˈuːidʒˈuːlz bˈaʊtʃɑːt ɪn lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːtiːn stˈaɪl.