Lourmel (French pronunciation: ​[luʁmɛl]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement.

Lourmel
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	27 July 1937 (1937-07-27)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Balard Terminus Line 8 Boucicaut towards Pointe du Lac
Location
Lourmel Location within Paris

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 [fr], 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

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.

External links

Media related to Lourmel (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[de] Lourmel (Métro Paris)

[ru] Лурмель (станция метро)