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(1971–1978) | gauge = | el = 1.5 kV DC | speed = | owners = | routenumber = | map = }} ''Le Rhodanien'', or the ''Rhodanien'', was an express train with its southern terminus in Marseilles, France. Operated by the ''Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français'' (SNCF), it was named using the French language adjective derived from the Rhone river; the name alludes, amongst other things, to the river, its valley, and the dialect of the Franco-Provençal language that is spoken there. The train had two distinct eras. Between 1964 and 1971, it was an international ''Rapide'' linking Geneva, Switzerland with Marseilles. In 1971, the train's route and classification were radically altered, and ''Le Rhodanien'' became a first-class-only domestic Trans Europ Express (TEE) running between Paris and Marseilles. It was discontinued in 1978.
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