Channel Tunnel

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The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fixed link
international infrastructure project
rail tunnel
undersea tunnel
alsoKnownAs Chunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
borderCrossingBetween United Kingdom and France
connects France
United Kingdom
constructionEnd 1994
constructionMethod tunnel boring machines
constructionStart 1988
country France
United Kingdom
crosses English Channel seabed
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
formerName Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
hasComponent north running tunnel
service tunnel
south running tunnel
hasSafetyFeature central service tunnel for evacuation
cross-passages between tunnels
fire detection and suppression systems
ventilation system
hasToll yes
length about 50.45 kilometres
lengthUnderseaSection about 37.9 kilometres
locatedIn English Channel
Strait of Dover
lowestPointBelowSeaLevel about 75 metres
notUsedBy road vehicles driving independently
opened 1994
openedBy President François Mitterrand
Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openingCeremonyDate 6 May 1994
operator Getlink
partOf High-speed rail link between London and continental Europe
primaryUse rail freight transport
rail passenger transport
regulatoryFramework Treaty of Canterbury
roadVehiclesTransportedBy shuttle trains
significance one of the longest undersea tunnels in the world
status in operation
terminusIn Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom
trackGauge standard gauge
treatySigned 1986
usedByService Eurostar
Le Shuttle
freight trains

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English Channel crossedBy Channel Tunnel
North Downs transportCorridor Channel Tunnel rail routes
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Channel crossedBy Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel formerName Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel alsoKnownAs Chunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Strait of Dover hasSubseaTunnel Channel Tunnel
Strait of Dover crossedBy Channel Tunnel
Calais isTerminusOf Channel Tunnel (French side)
linked to: Channel Tunnel
M20 motorway connectsTo Channel Tunnel
M20 motorway nearTo Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Eurostar usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
Eurostar crossesVia Channel Tunnel
High Speed 1 terminus Channel Tunnel
High Speed 1 connects Channel Tunnel
Hauts-de-France locatedOnTransportCorridor Channel Tunnel corridor
linked to: Channel Tunnel
French autoroute network connectsTo Channel Tunnel
United Kingdom road network linkedBy Channel Tunnel
Pas-de-Calais contains Channel Tunnel French terminal
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Pas-de-Calais borderCrossing Channel Tunnel
Getlink formerName Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Getlink operates Channel Tunnel
Getlink hasSubsidiary Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Treaty of Canterbury subject Channel Tunnel
Le Shuttle operatedBy Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Le Shuttle usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
Le Shuttle locatedIn Channel Tunnel
Le Shuttle operatingTunnel Channel Tunnel
LGV Nord connects Channel Tunnel
Coquelles connectedBy Channel Tunnel
Bechtel Corporation notableProject Channel Tunnel
British railway network connectsWith Channel Tunnel
Pas de Calais hasNearbyTunnel Channel Tunnel
Calais-Fréthun railway station railwayLine Folkestone–Calais railway
linked to: Channel Tunnel
Kent, England hasTransportLink Channel Tunnel
M20 connectsTo Channel Tunnel
Stop 24 services servesTraffic Eurotunnel
linked to: Channel Tunnel
British Rail Class 373 operatesOn Channel Tunnel
London–Paris usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
London–Paris crossesVia Channel Tunnel
London–Paris usesTunnel Channel Tunnel
London–Lille usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
London–Avignon borderCrossing Channel Tunnel
London–Marseille usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
London–Lyon usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
London–Brussels usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
London–Brussels usesTunnel Channel Tunnel
Kent coastal services connectsTo Channel Tunnel area near Folkestone
linked to: Channel Tunnel