The station opened on 24 April 1906 as the indendant line 2 Sud. On 14 October 1907 the station became part of the line 5 before being transferred to the line 6 on 6 October 1942, which still serves it today. There are no connections from this station.
It is situated in the 14th arrondissement.
The underground station takes its name from Edgar Quinet (1803 - 1875), a historian and interlectual.
Emergency exit route sign on the wall of the corridor.
The walls of the corridor are tiled. They are topped with a row of turquoise tiles with flower pattern.
The walls are tiled to just above the lights, whereas the vaulted ceiling is painted white.
The red plastic seats are mounted on a red metal bar fixed to the bottom of the wall.
The advertising boards behind them are in a plein metal frame.
The station name is in mixed case letters in white on a blue sign. Underneath the sign are a map with the tram and bus network, and another of the network zones.
The walls are tiled in rectangular tiles with a raised centre - the "Metro" style.
The exit of the platform is at the side, towards the end.
The lights are uplighting, reflecting in the top of the cover.
The edge of the platform is marked with a thick white line and a row of nobbed, grey tiles.