It was the third extension of the métro outside of the administrative limits of the capital, after the extension of line 9 to Pont de Sèvres and that of line 12 to Mairie d'Issy, the latter being inaugurated on the same date.

To avoid any confusion, the existing Saint-Mandé on line 6 was renamed Picpus on 1 March 1937.

In the 1960s, the platform walls were covered with a yellow metal panelling and illuminated golden advertising frames.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors were renovated and modernised in 26 July 2002.

The metal panelling installed since the 1960s was removed and the station's platform walls were retiled.