Lourmel station

Lourmel (French pronunciation: [luʁmɛl]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby rue de Lourmel, which in turn is named after General Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811-1854), 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.

Lourmel
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Platforms
General information
Location15th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
Platforms2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 July 1937 (1937-07-27)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Balard
Terminus
 Line 8 Boucicaut
towards Pointe du Lac
Location
Lourmel is located in Paris
Lourmel
Lourmel
Location within Paris

History

The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 13 November 2003.[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 2,301,922 passengers, making it the 226th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 1,120,497 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 231st busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[2]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,696,432 passengers, making it the 210th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 2 accesses:

  • Access 1: rue de Lourmel
  • Access 2: rue Vasco-de-Gama (with an ascending escalator)

Station layout
Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Balard (Terminus)
Eastbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Pointe du Lac (Boucicaut) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Yard track No regular service

Platforms

It has 3 tracks divided amongst 1 island platform and 1 side platform. Trains towards Balard utilise the northern track (the side platform) while trains towards Pointe du Lac use the central track. The yard track is not used in revenue service and is normally used to park trains. It also has access to the Javel workshops (a maintenance centre) for trains to be removed from service (on the tracks towards Boucicaut) or for routine maintenance. The yard track leads to a dead end on the side towards Balard. The workshops contains a washing machine where trains from line 8 are regularly washed: a machine wash once a week and a manual wash once a month (including the interiors). It has several features that help reduce water consumption as part of the RATP's sustainable development policy such as the ability to use groundwater in addition to tap water for washing.[4]

Other connections

The station is also served by line 42 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby
  • MF 77 at Lourmel
    MF 77 at Lourmel
  • Tracks switches leading to the Javel workshops from the yard track
    Tracks switches leading to the Javel workshops from the yard track
  • Access 1
    Access 1
  • Another view of access 1
    Another view of access 1
  • Access 2
    Access 2

References
  1. "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. "Giant car wash for metros?t". RATP. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

Media related to Lourmel (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.