A long distance passenger train service launched in 1883, running between Paris and Istanbul across several European borders. It became a byword for luxury rail travel between the two world wars and later inspired numerous works of fiction; the original service was discontinued in 2009 as high speed rail and air travel replaced its role. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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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 (CIWL) that operated until 2009.
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operated until 2009
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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 (CIWL) that operated until 2009.
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From 1883, the Orient Express operated between Paris and Istanbul in three nights
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