The Orient Express caused a lot of commotion in the north of Antwerp yesterday. When it was heard on the radio, among other things, that the famous train in Essen would stop for a while, more than a hundred enthusiasts went to the station. In the end, they had to wait until 11:15 PM.
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Normally you only see the famous train from Agatha Christie’s book on its regular route between Venice and Switzerland, but currently the Orient Express makes a return journey between Paris and Amsterdam. He also drives on the Antwerp-Essen line. Due to the bad weather in the Swiss Alps, the train was seriously delayed.
The Orient Express was supposed to make a stopover in Antwerp last night, but that has not happened. On the radio, among other things, it could be heard that the train would stop at Essen station around 8.30 pm, after which a hundred enthusiasts went there.
But because there is no station master in Essen, no one was told that the train had been seriously delayed. In the end we had to wait until 11.15 pm for the train to stop briefly in Essen.
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Children were also present, such as Vic (13) from Essen. “It’s a unique opportunity,” the young spotter said earlier in the evening.
Most spotters came from the immediate vicinity of Essen. Like Peter Leys from Loenhout, who heard it on the radio, left his food and immediately jumped into the car. ‘This is the most famous train in the world. A ride costs 3,000 euros.’
Tomorrow new chance
The Orient Express can still be seen in our country tomorrow. It can then be admired in Essen from 11.47 am to 12.32 pm and arrives in Antwerp Central just before 1 pm.
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