Trans Europ Express

European first-class railway service
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Trans Europ Express

Summary

Trans Europ Express is a train and rail category[1]. It draws 444 Wikipedia views per month (train_and_rail_category category, ranking #20 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trans Europ Express is in the country of France[3].
  • Trans Europ Express's instance of is recorded as train and rail category[4].
  • Trans Europ Express's instance of is recorded as named passenger train service[5].
  • Trans Europ Express's founder is recorded as Société nationale des chemins de fer français[6].
  • Trans Europ Express is owned by Société nationale des chemins de fer français[7].
  • Trans Europ Express is a type of passenger train[8].
  • Trans Europ Express is a type of international train[9].
  • Trans Europ Express's Commons category is recorded as Trans Europ Express[10].
  • June 2, 1957 marks the founding of Trans Europ Express[11].
  • Trans Europ Express was dissolved in May 28, 1995[12].
  • Trans Europ Express's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trans Europ Express[13].
  • Trans Europ Express's replaced by is recorded as EuroCity[14].
  • Trans Europ Express's replaced by is recorded as TGV[15].
  • Trans Europ Express's replaced by is recorded as Thalys[16].
  • Trans Europ Express's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'TEE'}[17].
  • Trans Europ Express's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include train and rail category[4] and named passenger train service[5]. Recorded subclass of include passenger train[8] and international train[9].

Origins

Trans Europ Express's founder is recorded as Société nationale des chemins de fer français[6]. June 2, 1957 marks the founding of it[11].

Influence

Things named for Trans Europ Express include Trans-Europa Express[19], a musical work/composition[20].

Why It Matters

Trans Europ Express draws 444 Wikipedia views per month (train_and_rail_category category, ranking #20 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for it include Trans-Europa Express[19], a musical work/composition[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1995-05-28T00:00:00Z
    State of use decommissioned
    Replaced by EuroCity, TGV, Thalys
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539127505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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