Photo of the Day 226 Historic Sirkeci Train Station in Istanbul. On October 4, 1883 the first voyage of the Orient Express departed from Gare de I’Est in Paris and ended at the Sirkeci Station. The journey took 80 hours and was 3,094 kilometers. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading...