Rubens (train)

RubensOverview

Service type| Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1974–1987)
EuroCity (EC)
(1987–1993)
Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1993–1995)
Status| Replaced by TGV
Locale| France
Belgium
First service| 29 September 1974 (1974-09-29)
Last service| 23 January 1995 (1995-01-23)
Former operator(s)| NMBS /
SNCF
Route
Termini| Gare du Nord
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Stops| none
Distance travelled| 310 km
Service frequency| Daily
Technical
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification| 25 kV AC (France)
3000 V DC (Belgium)

The Rubens was an express train that linked Gare du Nord in Paris, France, with Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid in Brussels, Belgium. The train was named after Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.[1]

## History

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### Trans Europ Express

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The Rubens was introduced together with the TEE Memling in the TEE-network to cope with the raising number of passengers between Paris and Brussels.[2] Both services were the first in the morning, the Rubens departed from Brussels at 6:42 in the morning, while the Memling departed from the Gare du Nord in Paris at 6:45. The return services were scheduled as the fifth of the six daily TEEs in both directions, departing around 6:45 p.m.[3]

### EuroCity

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In 1987 the Rubens was, like the other Paris-Brussels TEE services, integrated into the new EuroCity network.[4] On 23 May 1993 the EuroCity services between Paris and Brussels were classified as TEE again.[5] After the opening of the LGV-Nord on 23 January 1995 the Rubens was withdrawn.[6]

## References

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1. ^ La Légende des TEE p. 366.
2. ^ Das grosse TEE Buch p. 114
3. ^ La Légende des TEE p. 363.
4. ^ La Légende des TEE p. 367.
5. ^ La Légende des TEE p. 406.
6. ^ La Légende des TEE p. 407.

## Works cited

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* Hajt, Jörg (2001). Das grosse TEE Buch (in German). Bonn/Königswinter: Heel Verlag. ISBN 3-89365-948-X.
* Mertens, Maurice; Malaspina, Jean-Pierre (2007). La Légende des Trans Europ Express (in French). Vannes: LR Presse. ISBN 978-29-036514-5-9.

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