Goncourt () is a

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on line 11 of the

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in the

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and 11th arrondissements. It is named after the nearby ''rue des Goncourt'', which was named after the writers

Edmond de Goncourt Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (; 26 May 182216 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. Biography Goncourt was born in Nancy. His parents, Marc-Pierre Huot d ...

(1822–1896) and his brother

Jules de Goncourt Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (; 17 December 183020 June 1870) was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. Jules was born and died in Paris. His death at the age of 39 was at Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy of a stroke br ...

(1830–1870). Edmond de Goncourt left funds to create the

Académie Goncourt The Société littéraire des Goncourt (Goncourt Literary Society), usually called the Académie Goncourt (Goncourt Academy), is a French literary organisation based in Paris. It was founded in 1900 by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Go ...

which awards the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

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. On 1 April 2017, half of the nameplates on the station's platforms were temporarily replaced by the RATP as part of

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, 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". As part of modernization works for the extension of the line to Rosny-Bois-Perrier in 2023 for the

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, 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. On 30 July 2021, 2 new entrances were opened at rue d'Aix and rue Bichat. In 2019, the station was used by 2,192,190 passengers, making it the 234th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 1,829,817 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 132nd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 6 entrances: * Entrance 1:

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* 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 – ''

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Station layout

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

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, and at night, by lines N12 and N23 of the

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bus network.

Nearby

* Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations *

* Palais des glaces * Square Jules-Verne

Gallery

File:Accès Station Métro Goncourt Avenue Parmentier - Paris X (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 9.jpg, Entrance along avenue Parmentier

References

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