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| − | The '''Channel Tunnel''' (colloquially known as the "'''Chunnel'''") is a [[railway]] tunnel connecting the [[United Kingdom]] with [[France]] beneath the [[English Channel]]. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length (of which 23 miles or 37 km is | + | The '''Channel Tunnel''' (colloquially known as the "'''Chunnel'''") is a [[railway]] tunnel connecting the [[United Kingdom]] with [[France]] beneath the [[English Channel]]. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length (of which 23 miles or 37 km is underwater<ref>http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/channel_tunnel.htm</ref>), and extends from Cheriton, near [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]], UK, to Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France. The [[tunnel]] cost £9 billion to build and consists of two parallel single-track railway tunnels with a smaller-diameter service tunnel between.<ref>http://www.channeltunnel.co.uk/</ref> The tunnel is managed by Eurotunnel,<ref>http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main</ref> which operates a shuttle service carrying cars and trucks between terminals at each end. In addition, high-speed railway services between [[London]] and [[Paris]] and between [[London]] and [[Brussels]] run through the tunnel. These are operated by the railway company Eurostar. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Napoleon first suggested | + | Napoleon first suggested building a road tunnel between England and France in 1802, in a brief moment of peace between the two countries.<ref>http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/tunnel.htm</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Railroads]] |
[[Category:Engineering]] | [[Category:Engineering]] | ||
[[Category:Europe]] | [[Category:Europe]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Tunnels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:50, September 6, 2026
The Channel Tunnel (colloquially known as the "Chunnel") is a railway tunnel connecting the United Kingdom with France beneath the English Channel. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length (of which 23 miles or 37 km is underwater[1]), and extends from Cheriton, near Folkestone, Kent, UK, to Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France. The tunnel cost £9 billion to build and consists of two parallel single-track railway tunnels with a smaller-diameter service tunnel between.[2] The tunnel is managed by Eurotunnel,[3] which operates a shuttle service carrying cars and trucks between terminals at each end. In addition, high-speed railway services between London and Paris and between London and Brussels run through the tunnel. These are operated by the railway company Eurostar.
History
Napoleon first suggested building a road tunnel between England and France in 1802, in a brief moment of peace between the two countries.[4]