Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits

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Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits was a pioneering European rail company best known for its luxury sleeping cars and operation of famous long-distance trains such as the Orient Express.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hospitality company ⓘ
railway company ⓘ
transport company ⓘ
abbreviation CIWL ⓘ
alsoKnownAs International Sleeping-Car Company ⓘ
Wagons-Lits ⓘ
areaServed Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
brandOwner Wagons-Lits ⓘ
collaboratedWith national European railway companies ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
foundedBy Georges Nagelmackers ⓘ
headquartersLocation Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
historicalRole developed integrated rail–hotel travel packages ⓘ
pioneer of international luxury rail travel in Europe ⓘ
standardized sleeping car comfort and services ⓘ
inception 1872 ⓘ
industry catering ⓘ
hotel services ⓘ
passenger rail services ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ
legacy icon of Belle Époque luxury travel ⓘ
inspiration for literature and films about the Orient Express ⓘ
notableFor luxury sleeping cars ⓘ
operation of international luxury trains ⓘ
restaurant cars ⓘ
operatedTrainService Arlberg Orient Express ⓘ
linked to: Orient Express

Blue Train (Train Bleu) ⓘ
Golden Arrow ⓘ
Nord Express ⓘ
Orient Express ⓘ
Simplon Orient Express ⓘ
linked to: Orient Express

Sud Express ⓘ
Transsibérien (luxury services on the Trans-Siberian route) ⓘ
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (historical rolling stock origin) ⓘ
linked to: Orient Express
peakPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
providedServiceOn international long-distance trains ⓘ
luxury tourist trains ⓘ
night trains ⓘ
serviceType baggage car services ⓘ
hotel management ⓘ
on-board catering ⓘ
restaurant car services ⓘ
sleeping car services ⓘ
successorOrganization Wagons-Lits (brand within Accor group) ⓘ
usedLanguage French ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orient Express → operator → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Compiègne Wagon → operator → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Compiègne Wagon → builtFor → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Paris–Bucharest → historicallyOperatedBy → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Wagons-Lits restaurant cars → operator → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Wagons-Lits restaurant cars → operatedBy → international sleeping-car company ⓘ
linked to: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
Wagons-Lits restaurant cars → ownedBy → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits → successorOrganization → Wagons-Lits (brand within Accor group) ⓘ
linked to: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits → alsoKnownAs → Wagons-Lits ⓘ
linked to: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
Paris–Budapest → historicallyOperatedBy → Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ