The Orient Express was the first long-distance train to operate in Europe with sleeping and dining cars. It began service in 1883 and continued until the first decade of the twenty-first century. It ran three trains per week in each direction between Paris, France and Istanbul, Turkey. The trips were over four days and three nights. Service was interrupted during World War I and World War II. Modern air travel, Europe's new high-speed rail network, and declining demand for the slower, luxurious services led to the end of the Orient Express in 1977. In 1982, American James Sherwood revived the train over a route from London, England to Venice, Italy. After 2007, the Orient Express sleeper service ran just between Strasbourg, France and Vienna, Austria. It made its last run on December 14, 2009.
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