Oriented approximately along a north-south axis and located on the branch towards Saint-Denis–Université, it is located between the Porte de Saint-Ouen and La Fourche metro stations, the latter marking the beginning of the common branch line of line 13 towards Châtillon - Montrouge metro station.

The station opened on 26 February 1911 as part of Line B of the Nord-Sud Company, from Saint-Lazare to Porte de Saint-Ouen.

From the 1950s until 2008, the wall were covered with a metallic panels with blue horizontal uprights and illuminated golden advertising frames.

This arrangement was supplemented by benches, which were subsequently removed in favor of shell seats characteristic of the Motte style, in white.

As part of the RATP Renouveau du métro program, the station corridors were renovated on 16 May 2003, then it was the turn of the platforms in 2009,[2] resulting in the removal of their metal panels in favor of a return of the original Nord-Sud decoration.