Istanbul’s Sirkeci Station 45 years after the last Orient Express

Sirkeci station was designed by a German architect

Thursday, May 19 marks 45 years since the arrival of the last Orient Express at Sirkeci Station in Istanbul, Turkey. While Istanbul wasn’t the first destination of this legendary train service nor the last, it remains to this day the destination city most associated with the Orient Express. RailTech.com visited what remains of the legendary railway infrastructure.

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Istanbul’s Sirkeci Station 45 years after the last Orient Express

Sirkeci station was designed by a German architect

Thursday, May 19 marks 45 years since the arrival of the last Orient Express at Sirkeci Station in Istanbul, Turkey. While Istanbul wasn’t the first destination of this legendary train service nor the last, it remains to this day the destination city most associated with the Orient Express. RailTech.com visited what remains of the legendary railway infrastructure.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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