Goncourt, Metro station in the 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris, France
Goncourt is a metro station on line 11 in Paris, sitting on the border between the 10th and 11th arrondissements. It has two tracks with one platform on each side and is accessible through six entrances that open onto the surrounding streets.
The station opened on April 28, 1935, as part of the first section of line 11, which ran between Châtelet and Porte des Lilas. In 2019, the platforms were raised and retiled to bring the station in line with newer train models.
The station takes its name from the Goncourt brothers, Edmond and Jules, two 19th-century writers who lived and worked in Paris. Edmond founded the Prix Goncourt, a literary prize that is still awarded each year and is one of the most followed in France.
The station has six exits that lead to different streets in the surrounding area, including Rue d'Aix and Rue Bichat, which makes it easy to orient yourself on arrival. Night bus lines also run nearby, so getting around late in the evening from this stop is straightforward.
On April 1, 2017, the RATP renamed this station 'N° 1 en Beauté' for a single day as part of a playful event in which several Paris metro stations received temporary new names. It was a rare moment of humor inside what is otherwise a very ordinary transit stop.
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