From the pages of Cook's Continental Timetable, October 1960

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The Simplon-Orient Express

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October, 1960

Connecting Service London-Paris
The Golden Arrow
82 Connecting Train Number 19
10 00A Dp 0 London (Victoria) (GMT) Ar 6 50P
11 37A Ar 78 Dover Marine (to ferry) (GMT) Dp 5 13P
12 00P Dp Ar 4 40P
2 20P Ar 103 Calais (Maritime) (from ferry)
(GMT+1)
Dp 4 20P
2 45P Dp Ar 3 45P
3 23P 129 Boulogne (Tintelleries) D 3 02P
4 46P 207 Amiens 1 41P
6 05P Ar 288 Paris (Nord) Dp 12 30P
6 27P Dp Ar 11 18A
6 58P Ar 297 Paris (Lyon) (GMT+1) Dp 10 46A
5 Train Number 6
See Notes Miles (French Railways [Sud-Est]) Services See Notes
7 28P Dp 0 Paris (Lyon) (GMT+1) Ar 9 55A
10 03P Ar 197 Dijon Dp 7 13A
10 04P Dp Ar 7 11A
10 36P Ar 226 Dôle Dp 6 41A
10 43P Dp Ar 6 32A
12 11A Ar 289 Vallorbe I Dp 5 15A
S0 Continuing Train Number (Swiss Federal Railways) 0S
12 31A Dp 289 Vallorbe I Ar 4 50A
1 05A Ar 318 Lausanne Dp 4 16A
529 Connecting Train Number 2
11 18P Dp 0 Geneva (GMT+1) Ar 5 35A
12 02A Ar 38 Lausanne Dp 4 39A
1 07A Dp 318 Lausanne Ar 4 14A
2 37A Ar 409 Brigue I Dp 2 44A
2 39A Dp Ar 2 41A
(Italian State Railways)
3 12A Ar 434 Domodossola I Dp 2 07A
3 30A Dp Ar 1 52A
5 20A Ar 510 Milan (Lambrate) Dp 12 03A
Rome/Naples Section
25 Continuing Train Number 26
5 25A Dp 510 Milan (Lambrate) Ar 11 45P
7 34A Ar 647 Bologna Dp 9 29P
7 47A Dp Ar 9 17P
8 58A Ar 707 Florence Dp 8 10P
9 08A Dp Ar 8 00P
12 40P Ar 905 Rome (Termini) (GMT+1) Dp 4 30P
R55 Connecting Train Number R451
1 30P Dp 905 Rome (Termini) (GMT+1) Ar 2 55P
3 34P 1028 Aversa
3 50P Ar 1040 Naples (Central) (GMT+1) Dp 12 00P
S0 Continuing Train Number 0S
5 37A Dp 510 Milan (Lambrate) Ar 11 50P
R 6 34A 561 Brescia D10 56P
7 16A Ar 602 Verona (Porta Nuova) Dp 10 11P
7 19A Dp Ar 10 08P
7 54A 634 Vicenza 9 33P
8 13A Ar 653 Padua Dp 9 10P
8 15A Dp Ar 9 08P
8 35A Ar 670 Venice-Mestre
8 51A Ar 676 Venice (St. Lucia) Dp 8 35P
9 28A Dp Ar 8 05P
9 39A Dp 682 Venice-Mestre Ar 7 54P
10 22A 719 Portogruaro 7 09P
11 05A 757 Monfalcone 6 22P
11 33A Ar 773 Trieste (Centrale) Dp 5 53P
11 57A Dp Ar 5 28P
12 29P Ar 796 Poggioreale Campagna I Dp 4 56P
12 45P Dp Ar 4 41P
(Yugoslav State Railways)
12 55P Ar 800 Sežana I Dp 4 30P
1 13P Dp Ar 4 10P
2 03P Ar 832 Postojna Dp 3 21P
2404 Connecting Train Number 2421
2 10P Dp 0 Postojna Ar 3 06P
3 25P Ar 43 Rijeka Dp 1 20P
2 12P Dp 832 Postojna Ar 3 11P
3 24P Ar 873 Ljubljana Dp 1 43P
3 34P Dp Ar 1 25P
5 50P Ar 962 Zagreb Dp 11 10A
6 10P Dp Ar 10 55A
8 43P Ar 1090 Slavonski Brod Dp 8 21A
8 53P Dp Ar 8 13A
9 42P Ar 1132 Vinkovci Dp 7 25A
9 49P Dp Ar 7 17A
11 50P Ar 1230 Belgrade Dp 5 18A
12 20A Dp Ar 4 38A
4 10A Ar 1382 Niš Dp 12 46A
Through Cars Paris-Athens
PA Continuing Train Number (Yugoslav State Railways) AP
4 32A Dp 1382 Niš Ar 12 18A
5 14A 1412 Leskovac 11 38P
8 16A Ar 1515 Skopje Dp 8 15P
8 35A Dp Ar 7 57P
9 28A Ar 1548 Titov Veles Dp 7 07P
9 36A Dp Ar 6 55P
11 40A Ar 1615 Gevgeli (GMT+1) I Dp 4 47P
2 00P Dp Gevgeli (GMT+2) Ar 4 30P
4 Continuing Train Number (Hellenic State Railways) 3
2 05P Ar 1617 Idomeni I Dp 4 25P
3 00P Dp Ar 3 46P
4 35P Ar 1664 Thessaloniki Dp 2 10P
7 56P Dp Ar 9 52A
8 43P 1688 Plati 9 08A
9 44P 1717 Katerini 8 17A
11 19P Ar 1771 Larissa Dp 6 27A
11 34P Dp Ar 6 12A
12 23A 1799 Paleofarsalos 5 18A
2 52A 1849 Lianokladi 3 05A
4 17A 1883 Tithorea 1 35A
4 49A 1899 Levadia 12 57A
5 30A 1925 Thebes 12 15A
6 06A 1942 Inoi 11 42P
7 34A Ar 1981 Athens Dp 10 15P
7 56A Dp Ar 9 50P
8 27A Ar 1987 Pirćus (GMT+2) Dp 9 24P
Istanbul Section
S0 Continuing Train Number (Yugoslav State Railways) 0S
4 27A Dp 1382 Niš Ar 12 25A
6 12A Ar 1447 Dimitrovgrad (GMT+1) I Dp 10 53P
8 30A Dp Dimitrovgrad (GMT+2) Ar 11 15P
(Bulgarian State Railways)
10 00A Ar 1464 Dragoman I Ar 10 25P
10 40A Dp 1493 Sofia Dp 9 40P
11 10A Ar Ar 9 00P
2 45P Dp 1601 Plovdiv Dp 5 18P
3 10P Ar Ar 4 58P
4 24P 1649 Dimitrovgrad 2 57P
4 47P 1664 Maritza 2 23P
5 27P Ar 1691 Svilengrad I Dp 1 45P
6 25P Dp Ar 1 08P
(Turkish State Railways)
9 25P Edirne 9 56A
10 28P Ar Pithion I Dp 8 55A
10 30P Dp Ar 8 40A
10 50P Ar Uzunköprü I Dp 8 20A
11 10P Dp Ar 7 58A
12 30A Alpullu 6 38A
7 30A Ar 1889 Istanbul (Sirkeci) (GMT+2) Dp 11 30P

Train 5-S0 (Paris-Istanbul): 37 stops, 59:02, 32.0 MPHTrain 0S-6 (Istanbul-Paris): 36 stops, 59:25, 31.8 MPH

Train 5-S0-25 (Paris-Rome): 10 stops, 17:12, 52.6 MPHTrain 26-0S-6 (Rome-Paris): 10 stops, 17:25, 52.0 MPH

Train 5-S0-PA-4 (Paris-Athens): 41 stops, 59:06, 33.5 MPHTrain 3-AP-0S-6 (Athens-Paris): 40 stops, 60:40, 32.7 MPH

NOTE: At Paris, only takes passengers for stations beyond Milan (in 2nd class, only for Venice and beyond) and vice versa.

NOTE for No. 6 at Vallorbe: Arrival time in original is a misprint (5 50); time shown is my best guess from comparisons with other trains.

NOTE: Mileage at Plati is a misprint in the original table 897 (shows as 12 miles from Gevgeli); mileage shown here is computed from table 895.

NOTE: Connecting train 2404 at Postojna is a Railcar.

NOTE: The UK observes Summer Time (Daylight Savings Time), times at UK stations will be one hour later from April 16.

NOTE for train 4: "SIMPLON-ORIENT EXPRESS. (On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, passengers change at Thessaloniki.)"

NOTE for train 3: "SIMPLON-ORIENT EXPRESS. Runs Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Athens-Paris (on other days, change at Thessaloniki)."

NOTE: Be advised of some minor (less than ten miles maximum) inconsistencies in mileages between several timetables.

DAYS OF OPERATION:

Daily:

1st class sleeping car and 1st class carriage Paris-Rome and vice versa.

1st class sleeping car Paris-Naples and vice versa.

1st class sleeping car and 2nd class Couchette car Paris-Venice and vice versa.

1st and 2nd class carriages and 2nd class Couchette car Paris-Trieste and vice versa.

1st and 2nd class carriages Belgrade-Thessaloniki and vice versa.

1st and 2nd class carriages Venice-Belgrade and vice versa.

1st and 2nd class carriages Belgrade-Sofia and vice versa.

1st and 2nd class carriages Rijeka-Trieste

Restaurant Car Paris-Dôle and vice versa.

Restaurant Car Venice-Milan and Rome-Bologna.

Light refreshments available Verona-Trieste and Bologna-Rome.

Restaurant Car Rome-Naples and Caserta-(dep. 12:40 p.m.)-Rome.

Restaurant Car (Yugoslav) Sežana-Belgrade and vice versa.

Restaurant Car Thessaloniki-Larissa and vice versa.

Saturdays only: 1st and 2nd class carriages Paris-Thessaloniki.

Tuesdays and Saturdays: 1st class sleeping car Paris-Belgrade.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 1st class sleeping car and 1st and 2nd class carriages Paris-Athens.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays: 1st and 2nd class carriages Paris-Istanbul.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 1st and 2nd class carriages Belgrade-Istanbul.

Thursdays and Sundays: 1st class sleeping car Paris-Istanbul.

Thursdays only: 1st and 2nd class carriages Thessaloniki-Paris.

Tuesdays and Fridays: 1st class sleeping car Belgrade-Paris.

Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 1st class sleeping car and 1st and 2nd class carriages Athens-Paris.

Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays: 1st and 2nd class carriages Istanbul-Paris.

Tuesdays and Fridays: 1st class sleeping car Istanbul-Paris.

Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays: 1st and 2nd class carriages Istanbul-Belgrade.


In Turkey: Operates from Sofia on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; operates from Istanbul on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Operates daily Istanbul-Edirne and vice versa.

The Simplon-Orient Express as shown here is in the twilight of its career. In 1962 it would be withdrawn and a slower train service, named the "Direct Orient Express", would take its place.