Aquitaine (train)

Aquitaine

Preserved Class CC 6500 locomotive at the Cité du Train museum, with "Aquitaine" headboard
Overview
Service type	Trans Europ Express (TEE) (1971–1984) Rapide (1984–c.1990)
Status	Discontinued
Locale	France
First service	23 May 1971 (1971-05-23)
Last service	ca. 1990
Former operator(s)	SNCF
Route
Termini	Bordeaux-Saint-Jean Paris-Austerlitz
Stops	See text
Distance travelled	579.3 km (360.0 mi)
Average journey time	See text
Service frequency	Sun–Fri (1971–1983) See text (1983/84–ca. 1990)
Train number(s)	TEE 2, 1 (1971–1984)
Line(s) used	Paris–Bordeaux
On-board services
Class(es)	First-class-only (1971–1984) First and second class (1984–1990)
Catering facilities	Dining car Buffet car
Technical
Rolling stock	SNCF Class CC 6500 Grand Confort [fr]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1.5 kV DC

The Aquitaine was an express train that linked Bordeaux and Paris, France, between 1971 and about 1990. Operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français (SNCF),^[1] it was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE) until 1984 and then a two-class Rapide until discontinued, circa 1990.

The train was named after the region of Aquitaine, of which Bordeaux is the capital.