Goncourt station

Goncourt
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MP 59 prior their replacement by manual MP 14 at Goncourt
General information
Location10th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′11″N 2°22′14″E / 48.869831°N 2.370687°E / 48.869831; 2.370687
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Other information
Station code08-05
Fare zone1
History
Opened28 April 1935 (1935-04-28)
Passengers
1,829,817 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
République
towards Châtelet
 Line 11 Belleville
towards Rosny–Bois-Perrier
Location
Goncourt Hôpital Saint-Louis is located in Paris
Goncourt Hôpital Saint-Louis
Goncourt
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Location within Paris

Goncourt (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃kuʁ] ⓘ) is a station on line 11 of the Paris Métro in the 10th and 11th arrondissements. It is named after the nearby rue des Goncourt, which was named after the writers Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896) and his brother Jules de Goncourt (1830–1870). Edmond de Goncourt left funds to create the Académie Goncourt which awards the Prix Goncourt literary prize.

History

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 the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 25 April 2003.[1]

On 1 April 2017, half of the nameplates on the station's platforms were temporarily replaced by the RATP as part of April Fool's Day, along with 10 other stations by adorning the stations with original puns and illustrated pop culture references. It was humorously renamed "Nº1 au Goncourt de Beauté".[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 9 January 2019 to 26 February 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 in passengers and to improve the station's accessibility.[3] On 30 July 2021, 2 new entrances were opened at rue d'Aix and rue Bichat.[4][5]

In 2019, the station was used by 2,192,190 passengers, making it the 234th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[6]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,829,817 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 132nd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[7]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 6 entrances:

  • Entrance 1: Hôpital Saint-Louis
  • Entrance 2: rue du Faubourg-du-Temple
  • Entrance 3: avenue Parmentier
  • Entrance 4: rue des Goncourt
  • Entrance 5: rue d'Aix
  • Entrance 6: rue Bichat – Canal Saint-Martin

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 11 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11 toward Châtelet (République)
Northbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11 toward Rosny–Bois-Perrier (Belleville) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 20, 46, and 75 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N12 and N23 of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby

  • Entrance along avenue Parmentier
    Entrance along avenue Parmentier

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goncourt (Paris Metro).
  1. ^ "SYMBIOZ – Le Renouveau du Métro". symbioz.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "#StationdAvril : Pour le 1er avril, la RATP détourne le nom de stations de métro et appelle à la créativité des voyageurs". RATP (in French). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Métro ligne 11 : les quais de votre station Goncourt fermés". RATP (in French). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "INFO RIVERAINS GONCOURT Nº3" (PDF). prolongementligne11est.fr (in French). July 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "INFO RIVERAINS GONCOURT Nº2" (PDF). prolongementligne11est.fr (in French). July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2022.