Chappe installed the relay station, containing the telegraph's apparatus which he called a tachygraphe, on this peak of 128 meters altitude.

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

[1][2] As part of modernization works for the extension of the Line to Rosny–Bois-Perrier in 2023 for the Grand Paris Express, the station was closed from 8 June 2019 to 15 July 2019 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.

Due to the significant depth of the platforms, certain landings between flights of stairs that led to the mezzanine level were equipped with seats for travellers to rest.

This was removed during the station's renovation and modernisation as part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP on 28 June 2016.