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The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Its route has changed many times, and several routes have in the past concurrently used the name (or slight variants thereof). Although the original Orient Express was simply a normal international railway service, the name has become synonymous with intrigue and luxury travel. The two city names most intimately associated with the Orient Express are Paris and Istanbul, the original endpoints of the service.

Orient Express routes

Orient Express routes

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In this post we will remember the exotism of the old line and we are going to see what the orient express looks like nowadays, mainly with examples of the Venice Simplon Orient-Express. Play the video, the Orient Express is arriving…

Orient Express logo detail.

1 Orient Express logo detail. Credit: Woodpeckar #
Sirkeci railway station, classic Orient Express end of line at Istanbul.

2 Sirkeci railway station, classic Orient Express end of line at Istanbul. Credit: Morgan Johansson #
Istanbul Orient Express Station by Night.

3 Istanbul Orient Express Station by Night. Credit: Curious Expeditions #
Sirkeci Railway Station.

4 Sirkeci Railway Station. Credit: blandm #
Followers of the Sufi Mysticism. Two different groups give concerts at the Sirkeci Railway Station in Istanbul on different days of the week. One hour session starts with a Sufi concert and is followed by the ceremony called Sema.

5 Followers of the Sufi Mysticism. Two different groups give concerts at the Sirkeci Railway Station in Istanbul on different days of the week. One hour session starts with a Sufi concert and is followed by the ceremony called Sema. Credit: Vladimer Shioshvili #
The band at Istanbul's Sirkeci Station, waiting room of the fabled Orient Express.

6 The band at Istanbul's Sirkeci Station, waiting room of the fabled Orient Express. Credit: Larry Miller #
Clear image of a Whirling Dervish.

7 Clear image of a Whirling Dervish. Credit: Larry Miller #
The original Orient Express lounge, Sirkeci Station, Istanbul (Turkey).

8 The original Orient Express lounge, Sirkeci Station, Istanbul (Turkey). Credit: Simon Pielow #
The orient express station.

9 The orient express station. Credit: Tania Ho #
Orient Express platform.

10 Orient Express platform. Credit: blandm #
Orient Express crew.

11 Orient Express crew. Credit: Dickie F #
Orient Express crew at Sinaia.

12 Orient Express crew at Sinaia. Credit: Cinty Ionescu #
Wagons Lits carriage now a piano bar - chef & maître de train.

13 Wagons Lits carriage now a piano bar - chef & maître de train. Credit: Train Chartering, Private Hire Trains & Rail Cars #
Piano bar of the former Nostalgie Istanbul Orient-Express 1929.

14 Piano bar of the former Nostalgie Istanbul Orient-Express 1929. Credit: Train Chartering, Private Hire Trains & Rail Cars #
This late-1920s carriage was previously a dining car.

15 This late-1920s carriage was previously a dining car. Credit: Train Chartering, Private Hire Trains & Rail Cars #
Orient Express wagon.

16 Orient Express wagon. Credit: Pierre Metivier #
Another Orient Express corridor.

17 Another Orient Express corridor. Credit: Pierre Metivier #
Seats inside the Orient Express.

18 Seats inside the Orient Express. Credit: mooste #
Orient Express - In the Bar.

19 Orient Express - In the Bar. Credit: Pierre Metivier #
More seats.

20 More seats. Credit: Pierre Metivier #
Orient Express - Wagon Restaurant.

21 Orient Express - Wagon Restaurant. Credit: Pierre Metivier #
Presidential Salon Carriage in the Wagon Lits / Orient Express style.

22 Presidential Salon Carriage in the Wagon Lits / Orient Express style. Credit: Train Chartering, Private Hire Trains & Rail Cars #
Champagne at Orient Express.

23 Champagne at Orient Express. Credit: ant1973 #
Lunch time at Orient Express.

24 Lunch time at Orient Express. Credit: Annie Mole #
Strawberry and Champagne Soup.

25 Strawberry and Champagne Soup. Credit: Annie Mole #
Tea on Orient Express.

26 Tea on Orient Express. Credit: Annie Mole #
Sleeping-car.

27 Sleeping-car. Credit: Stef Flater #
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Venezia-Innsbruck.

28 Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Venezia-Innsbruck. Credit: Jean-David et Anne-Laure #
France, Paris, Gare de l'est, Orient express.

29 France, Paris, Gare de l'est, Orient express. Credit: Sylvestre001 #
Sunset on the Orient Express.

30 Sunset on the Orient Express. Credit: Daisuke Ido #
The Orient Express between boat and a big cruise ship.

31 The Orient Express between boat and a big cruise ship. Credit: Daisuke Ido #
Grand Princess & Orient Express.

32 Grand Princess & Orient Express. Credit: Daisuke Ido #
Class 67 'Royal Sovereign' with Orient Express Carriages on way to London.Taken at Bysingwood road bridge Faversham.

33 Class 67 'Royal Sovereign' with Orient Express Carriages on way to London.Taken at Bysingwood road bridge Faversham. Credit: Jones the Steam #
Another Orient Express?

34 Another Orient Express? Credit: Jan Miller #
The flying Orient Express! Let your imagination end the trip and have fun.

35 The flying Orient Express! Let your imagination end the trip and have fun. Credit: Jan Miller #
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Comments (2)

  1. Luxury Trains wrote::

    I’m a big fan of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Really great pictures.

    Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 2:47 pm #
  2. Leigh Shirley wrote::

    I am interested in photo # 29 and maybe some others…are any of these photos of the Orient Express for purchase? I traveled from Paris to Venice in 1983 and would love to have large prints for memory purposes. Thanks

    Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:11 am #

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