Lourmel station explained

Lourmel
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:15th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8386°N 2.2818°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Platforms:2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks:3
Accessible:no
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Lourmel (in French pronounced as /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.

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:

Station layout

Street Level
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Platform level
Westbound
Eastbound toward Pointe du Lac
Yard trackNo 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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro . 8 June 2023 . www.symbioz.net . fr.
  2. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121081214/https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2020/table/?sort=-rang&dataChart=eyJxdWVyaWVzIjpbeyJjaGFydHMiOlt7InR5cGUiOiJjb2x1bW4iLCJmdW5jIjoiQVZHIiwieUF4aXMiOiJ0cmFmaWMiLCJzY2llbnRpZmljRGlzcGxheSI6dHJ1ZSwiY29sb3IiOiIjNjZjMmE1In1dLCJ4QXhpcyI6InN0YXRpb24iLCJtYXhwb2ludHMiOjIwLCJzb3J0Ijoic2VyaWUxLTEiLCJjb25maWciOnsiZGF0YXNldCI6InRyYWZpYy1hbm51ZWwtZW50cmFudC1wYXItc3RhdGlvbi1kdS1yZXNlYXUtZmVycmUtMjAyMCIsIm9wdGlvbnMiOnsic29ydCI6Ii10cmFmaWMifX19XSwidGltZXNjYWxlIjoiIiwiZGlzcGxheUxlZ2VuZCI6dHJ1ZSwiYWxpZ25Nb250aCI6dHJ1ZX0=&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . 21 January 2022 . 8 June 2023 . data.ratp.fr . fr.
  3. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021 . 8 June 2023 . data.ratp.fr . fr.
  4. Web site: 16 September 2022 . Giant car wash for metros?t . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002191539/https://www.ratp.fr/en/decouvrir/coulisses/au-quotidien-traduire/giant-car-wash-metros . 2 October 2022 . 11 June 2023 . RATP.