Jourdain station

Jourdain (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁdɛ̃] ⓘ) is a station on Line 11 of the Paris Métro in the 19th and 20th arrondissements.

It is named after the nearby rue du Jourdain, referring to a nearby church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Jesus in the Jordan River.

The station opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935.

As part of modernization works for the extension of the line to Rosny–Bois-Perrier in 2023 for the Grand Paris Express, the station will be closed from 2 February 2021 to 12 April 2021 to raise its platform levels and its surface tiled to accommodate the new rolling stock that will be used (MP 14) to accommodate the expected increase passengers and to improve the station's accessibility.

[4] The station has 3 entrances: Jourdain has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.