The station opened on 24 April 1906 when the line 2 Sud started operation.
It is situated in the 13th arrondissement. The station is served by the metro lines 5, 6 and 7. All platforms are underground.
This entrance is only for passengers with valid tickets.
It is in the Art Nouveau style. The green balustrade is made up of sections of rectangular decorated panels with a 'handle', fixed to a row of stones.
The station name and the numbers of the three lines are written in green on a yellow background.
Over the main entrance arches the METROPOLITAIN sign in a green frame held up by a pole shaped as a flower stem. On either side is a flower-shaped lamp with a red lamp.
Corridor towards the line 6 direction Nation. The walls are tiled in white and topped with brown border tiles.
This part of the corridor is wider. To the left is a machine for hot coffee and next to it a drinks dispenser. To the right are a couple of shop units.
The mustard coloured ceramic tiles of the advertising frames have one of the rarer pattern of loops.
Platform Line 5
Traffic on this platform started on 1 March 1909 when the new line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation was inaugurated. On 12 October 1942 the platforms of the lines 5 and 6 were switched to keep the elevated station together. The platform is now one of the terminals of the line 5.
Access to the centre platforms is by two stair cases at either end.
A metro waits at the platform.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled.
There are no seats, but it is possible to lean against a white bar, if the metro train doors are not open.
View towards the other side to the stairs from the platform towards the platforms of the lines 6 and 7.
The platforms are curved.
The lights in the style Andreu-Motte are in rectangular yellow metal encasings.
The advertising boards on the curved walls are placed in metal frames.
Platform Line 6
Traffic on this platform started operation on 24 April 1906 as part of the line 2 sud. On 2 June 1906 it became part of the line 5. On 12 October 1942 the platforms of the lines 5 and 6 were switched to keep the elevated station together.
The walls of the exit tunnel are tiled in blue. Beyond it daylight floods in from the elevated tracks.
The curved ceiling is tiled.
The line has two side platforms.
Blue plastic seats are fixed on a base made of blue ceramic tiles.
The walls are tiled with Metro style tiles, that is white tiles with a raised centre.
Advertising is placed in metal framed boards.
The station name is written in mixed case white letters on a blue sign.
The lights are in a band of dark blue metal encasing hung from the ceiling.
Access to the platform is from its side.
Platform Line 7
Traffic from this platform started on 15 February 1930. As the section under the Seine at pont Sully was not completed yet, this platform was served by the line 10 in the interim. The station transferred to the line 7 on 26 April 1931.
The platform name is made of white ceramic tiles and blue ceramic tiles as background. The sign is surrounded by a slim white frame.
The walls are tiled with white ceramic tiles with a raised centre.
The near platform is narrow at the end, making it unsuitable for entering the trains.
The lights are in Andreu-Motte style with mint green metal covers.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled.