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Bulgarians welcome Orient Express at Ruse train station

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Legendary "Orient Express" train, traveling from Paris to Istanbul, has arrived at the central railway station in the Danube city of Ruse. A great number of citizens and guests to the Bulgarian city flocked to see and take photos of the luxury train, described by Agatha Christie. Tourists from 82 different countries are traveling on the train, which consists of 16 carriages. Most of the passengers are from the UK, USA and Australia. A team of 44 people takes care for the convenience of the passengers. The price of a one-way ticket is about 9,000 euros. After a stay in Ruse the train will depart for the Black Sea city of Varna and tomorrow passangers would arrive in Istanbul.



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