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Lourmel (Paris Métro)

Lourmel
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Metro - Paris - Ligne 8 - Lourmel - MF 77.jpg
Location 15th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E / 48.838604°N 2.281817°E / 48.838604; 2.281817Coordinates: 48°50′19″N 2°16′55″E / 48.838604°N 2.281817°E / 48.838604; 2.281817
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
Terminus
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
Location
Lourmel is located in Paris
Lourmel
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.

Stairs to platforms

Line 8 platforms at Lourmel

MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Lourmel

MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Lourmel



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