Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel, sometimes referred to as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern... Wikipedia

• Other name(s):  Chunnel
• Location:  English Channel (Strait of Dover)
• Status:  Active
• Start:  Folkestone, UK
• End:  Coquelles, France
• Opened:  May 06, 1994
• Owner:  Getlink
• Operator:  DB Cargo UK, Eurostar, Getlink
• Traffic:  Passenger trains, freight trains, vehicle shuttle trains
• Design engineer:  TransManche Link
• Operating speed:  160 km/h (99.42 mph)
• Width:  7.6 m (24.93 ft) (running tunnels), 4.8 m (15.75 ft) (service tunnel)
• Depth of tunnel below water level:  75 m (246.06 ft) (maximum)
• Grade:  0.2% to 1.1%
• Cross passages:  270
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo