The station was situated along the quais of the River Seine to the east of city's centre.
The station was destroyed in 1944 by the Allied bombardments and was not reopened to passenger traffic after repairs.
A short-lived SNCF staff station called Rouen Préfecture occupied the site but closed in the 1990s.
On December 19, 2005, Rouen's municipal council unanimously agreed on the reopening of the station.
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