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Events on Thursday 4 October 1883 1
1883Orient Express makes its inaugural journeyLuxury rail service begins linking Paris and the BalkansThe Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits launched the first Orient Express service from Paris on 4 October, bound for Constantinople via Giurgiu. The train became a symbol of luxury rail travel and international intrigue.