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The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits that operated until 2009. The train traveled the l
Orient Express dining car from 1911
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The first Orient Express in 1883
Poster advertising the winter 1888–1889 timetable
Orient Express (Accor)
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The Orient Express is a private luxury train service and luxury hospitality company operated by Accor. It will carry passengers between Paris and Istanbul, as a revival of the original Orient Express,
Orient Express
…it was cancelled again in December 2025 when the French Government withdrew financial support. In late 2022, Accor announced plans to launch its own Orient Express in late 2026 with journeys from Paris to Istanbul. In 1882, Georges Nagelmackers, a Belgian banker's son, invited guests to a railway trip of 2,000 km…
Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express in 1988, renovated into Accor's Orient Express.