Jourdain (Paris Métro)

Jourdain (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁdɛ̃] (listen)) is a station on line 11 of the Paris Métro in the 19th and 20th arrondissements.

Jourdain
Paris Métro station
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′31″N 2°23′22″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 28, 1935
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Pyrénées toward Châtelet Place des Fêtes toward Mairie des Lilas
Location
Jourdain Location within Paris

The station opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. It is named after the Rue de Jourdain (French: Jordan Street), referring to a nearby church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Christ in the Jordan.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances
B2	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

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.