During the summer of 2012, the station closed for two and a half months in order to replace the original canopies with identical ones, which protect passengers from the weather.

[3] In a study carried out by the l'Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme (Parisian Urban Planning Workshop) during May 2012, it hypothesized the possibility of an extension of the tram tracks of the T8 line, southwest of Gare Rosa-Parks, towards the Gare de Paris-Est, using the tracks next to the RER E. It would be carried out as part of the redevelopment of an enlarged area of Paris northeast.

It would run alongside the ZAC Pajol, serve the La Chapelle metro station on line 2 and therefore end at the Gare de l'Est.

The platforms, devoid of advertising, are fitted with blue Motte style seats and the name of the station is inscribed in Parisine font on enameled plates.

The Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, located on Boulevard de la Chapelle, is opposite the station.