The Ligure was an international express train operated by the Italian Railways linking Milan with the Côte d'Azur.

[1] The Ligure was planned to be one of the initial TEE services at the start of the network at 2 June 1957.

[2] Initially the service linked Milan with Marseille calling at several cities, as Genoa, Monaco and Nice and tourist resorts along the Mediterranean coast.

The Aln 442-448 diesel multiple units attracted more and more passengers over the years and by 1966 the train was coupled with an Ale-840 on the Italian stretch to cope with the raising number of travellers.

[7] At the same time 2nd-class coaches were introduced and the train was transformed into an Intercity service with 16 stops.