Jourdain station

Metro station in Paris, France

48°52′31″N 2°23′22″E / 48.8752°N 2.389508°E / 48.8752; 2.389508Owned byRATPOperated byRATPLine(s)

Platforms2 (2 side platforms)Tracks2Other informationStation code23-14Fare zone1HistoryOpenedApril 28, 1935 (1935-04-28)Passengers1,683,473 (2020) Services

Preceding station	Paris Métro			Following station
Pyrénées towards Châtelet		Line 11		Place des Fêtes towards Mairie des Lilas

Location
Jourdain Location within Paris

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.

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 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.^[1]^[2] An additional entrance was also added in January 2022 from the eastern end of the platforms to allow passengers to enter from both ends of the platforms.

In 2019, the station was used by 3,029,314 passengers, making it the 171st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[3]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,683,473 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 151st busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 3 entrances:

Entrance 1: rue du Jourdain
Entrance 2: rue Lassus
Entrance 3: rue de Belleville

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Line 11 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Châtelet (Pyrénées)
	Northbound	→ toward Mairie des Lilas (Place des Fêtes) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

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

Other connections

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

Gallery

Entrance 1
Entrance 2
Entrance 3
Construction of a new entrance

References

^ Louvet, Simon (2 February 2021). "Prolongement de la ligne 11 du métro à Paris : la station Jourdain fermée pour deux mois". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Début des travaux de génie civil à la station Jourdain" (PDF). prolongementligne11est.fr (in French). December 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2022.