Networks and Operators

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits

Also Known As Wagons-Lits · CIWL

Luxury Train Operator

Citation Formats

General Reference

Transport Atlas. "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/compagnie-internationale-des-wagons-lits.

APA Style

Transport Atlas. (n.d.). Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/compagnie-internationale-des-wagons-lits

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-compagnie-internationale-des-wagons-lits,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/compagnie-internationale-des-wagons-lits},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A Belgian company founded by Georges Nagelmackers in 1872 that pioneered luxury international rail travel with sleeping and dining cars across Europe, most famously the Orient Express from 1883. It dominated European luxury train service until the Second World War and survives today as a rail catering business.

Facts

Founded Year

1872 1

Significance

Made comfortable long distance international rail travel possible. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections