The Orient Express’s 1920s Carriages Have Been Brought Back to Life


On Monday, October 27, Accor shared a first look at the carriages, marking the start of the Orient Express’s long-awaited next chapter.

The new designs were unveiled at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs’ landmark exhibition in Paris, 1925–2025: A Century of Art Deco, hailed as one of the most significant Art Deco showings ever staged.

A narrow corridor snakes along the train.

A narrow corridor snakes along the train.

Each carriage celebrates the spirit of the Art Deco masters, Ruhlmann, Dunand, and Lalique-Haviland, while integrating 21st-century craftsmanship and technology.

The just-released images show vibrant green banquettes curving through glittering carriages, deep red furnishings in bedrooms that open up to corridors stretching as far as the eye can see, and dining tables illuminated by their golden surroundings.