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Illustration Villejuif Station - Paris

FRANCE. VAL-DE-MARNE (94). VILLEJUIF. THE VILLEJUIF GUSTAVE ROUSSY METRO STATION, ON LINE 14 AND SERVED IN 2026 BY LINE 15, WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN INTERCHANGE STATIONS OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS, A PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK AROUND PARIS.

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Illustration Villejuif Station - Paris

FRANCE. VAL-DE-MARNE (94). VILLEJUIF. THE VILLEJUIF GUSTAVE ROUSSY METRO STATION, ON LINE 14 AND SERVED IN 2026 BY LINE 15, WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN INTERCHANGE STATIONS OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS, A PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK AROUND PARIS.

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Retiring sleeper train draws flocks of fans

TSURUGA, Japan - Railway enthusiasts watch a locomotive changed for the sleeper train Twilight Express, set to retire in spring 2015, at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014.

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Twilight Express to end service in spring of 2015

OSAKA, Japan - A family gets a commemorative picture taken in front of the Twilight Express at JR Osaka Station on May 28, 2014. The West Japan Railway Co.'s luxurious sleeper train linking Osaka, western Japan, with Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, will end service next spring due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago.

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Overnight Osaka-Sapporo train

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a Twilight Express train at JR Osaka Station in western Japan on May 28, 2014. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the train, its luxurious overnight express train linking Osaka with Sapporo, known for the longest travel distance in Japan, will finish service in the spring of 2015 due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago. It began operations in July 1989.

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Twilight Express arrives at JR Fukui Station

The Twilight Express luxury sleeper train arrives at JR Fukui Station in Fukui on Oct. 1, 2015. The opening ceremony for a campaign to pitch tourism in the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan side of central Japan was held at the station the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French course meal on Twilight Express sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co. shows a French course meal to be served on its luxury sleeper train Twilight Express to the press on May, 13, 2015. Twilight Express, which ended its regular service between Osaka and Sapporo in March, began its operations exclusively for group tours in western Japan on May 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Twilight Express luxury carriages for group tours

West Japan Railway Co. shows carriages of its luxury sleeper train Twilight Express, including its top class suite seen in this photo taken in Osaka, to the press on May 13, 2015. The sleeper train, which ended its regular service between Osaka and Sapporo in March, is being operated only for group tours in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dining car of Twilight Express shown to press

West Japan Railway Co. shows the dining car of its luxury sleeper train Twilight Express to the press in Osaka on May 13, 2015. Twilight Express, which ended its regular service between Osaka and Sapporo in March, began its operations exclusively for group tours in western Japan on May 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Popular sleeper train brings down curtain on quarter-century history

The "Twilight Express," a luxury sleeper train connecting Sapporo in the north and Osaka in the west, runs in Date in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido in February 2015. The train had its last run on March 12, ending its service of more than 25 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxury sleeper train makes last run

Fans watch the Twilight Express luxury sleeper train in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, on March 12, 2015, its final day of service after running for 26 years between Osaka and Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxury sleeper train makes last run

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Twilight Express luxury sleeper train in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, on March 12, 2015, its final day of service after running for 26 years between Osaka and Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxurious sleeper train makes last run

The luxurious sleeper train Twilight Express is welcomed by fans at JR Osaka station on March 12, 2015. It retires the same day due to age after 26 years of service between Osaka and Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People wait for ticket sales for final luxury sleeper train run

Many people wait for the start of ticket sales for the Twilight Express at West Japan Railway Co.'s Osaka Station on Feb. 12, 2015, a month before the luxury sleeper train's last run from the western Japan station to Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The train is to be retired due to age after 26 years of service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxury sleeper train Twilight Express departs Osaka Station

The luxury sleeper train Twilight Express departs West Japan Railway Co.'s Osaka Station on May 16, 2015. The train ended its regular service between Osaka, western Japan, and Sapporo in the north in March 2015 and has been revived for group tours. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retiring sleeper train draws flocks of fans

TSURUGA, Japan - Railway enthusiasts watch a locomotive changed for the sleeper train Twilight Express, set to retire in spring 2015, at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese luxury sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train is seen in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, in June 2017. The train runs between Osaka and Kyoto in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

Officials pose for photos between West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train and an old Twilight Express model at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto on June 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train, in commemoration of its first year of operations, is displayed beside an old Twilight Express model at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train arrives at Osaka Station in the western Japan prefecture on June 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train arrives at Osaka Station in the western Japan prefecture on June 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

Staff at Osaka Station watch West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train leave the station in the western Japan prefecture on June 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train

People watch West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train leave Osaka Station in the western Japan prefecture on June 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train runs on its first journey in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

People on the platform see off West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train on its first journey at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train prepares to depart on its first journey at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train arrives in Yamaguchi

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train arrives at JR Shimonoseki Station in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 18, 2017, the last stop of its first journey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizukaze luxury sleeper train debuts

West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train runs in the western Japan town of Shimamoto on June 17, 2017, when it made its debut. Traveling around western Japan, the fares range from 250,000 yen to 1.25 million yen per person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lounge for new luxury sleeper train passengers

The lounge for passengers of the new luxury sleeper train Twilight Express Mizukaze is shown to the press in Kyoto on May 31, 2017. The lounge is located inside Hotel Granvia Kyoto, which is directly linked to JR Kyoto train station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lounge for new luxury sleeper train passengers

The lounge for passengers of the new luxury sleeper train Twilight Express Mizukaze is shown to the press in Kyoto on May 31, 2017. The lounge is located inside Hotel Granvia Kyoto, which is directly linked to JR Kyoto train station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lounge for new luxury sleeper train passengers

The lounge for passengers of the new luxury sleeper train Twilight Express Mizukaze is shown to the press in Kyoto on May 31, 2017. The lounge is located inside Hotel Granvia Kyoto, which is directly linked to JR Kyoto train station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lounge for new luxury sleeper train passengers

The lounge for passengers of the new luxury sleeper train Twilight Express Mizukaze is shown to the press in Kyoto on May 31, 2017. The lounge is located inside Hotel Granvia Kyoto, which is directly linked to JR Kyoto train station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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