Lourmel (Paris Métro)

Lourmel
Paris Métro station
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E / 48.838604°N 2.281817°ECoordinates: 48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E / 48.838604°N 2.281817°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	27 July 1937
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Balard Terminus Boucicaut toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Location
Lourmel Location within Paris

Lourmel is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement.

The station was opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard. The station is named after the Rue de Lourmel, named after General Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel, who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman where the Franco-British armies defeated the Russian armies under Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov during the Crimean War.

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Line 8 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Terminus)
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Boucicaut) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Yard track	No regular service

Gallery

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  Stairs to platforms
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  Line 8 platforms at Lourmel
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  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Lourmel
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  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Lourmel

References

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