On 21 April 1908, Line 4 was opened from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt through Gare du Nord.

Access to the station, designed in 1900 by the architect Hector Guimard of the Compagnie Générale du Métropolitain de Paris, has been listed as a historic monument since 29 May 1978.

It has four entrances: The stations of the two lines are of a standard configuration: they include two platforms flanking two tracks under an elliptical vault.

The platforms of Line 5 are decorated in the Andreu-Motte style: the fittings are orange, but the tiles are white and bevelled.

The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is indicated on enamelled plates, in Parisine font.