Channel Tunnel

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The Channel Tunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that links the United Kingdom with France. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length( of which 23 miles is under water[1]), and extends from 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 of car and goods-vehicle carrying trains 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 the building of a road tunnel between England and France in 1802, in a brief moment of peace between the two countries[4].

References

  1. ↑ http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/channel_tunnel.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.channeltunnel.co.uk/
  3. ↑ http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main
  4. ↑ http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/tunnel.htm
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