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The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
Freiberg Mining Field, Germany 50,900 m (31.628 mi) 1844–1882 6 m 2 cross section, longest tunnel until 1945. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Railway Twin Tube Channel Tunnel: English Channel, United Kingdom/France 50,450 m (31.348 mi) 1994 Second longest railway tunnel until 2016.
The tunnel was officially opened on 6 May 1994, with services between Cheriton and Coquelles beginning in July the same year, when the first freight shuttles started running. Passenger services then started in December 1994. As a result of the Sangatte Protocol signed between France and the UK in 1991, juxtaposed controls have been established ...
In 1995, Eurostar was achieving an average end-to-end speed of 171.5 km/h (106.6 mph) from London to Paris. [10] On 8 January 1996, Eurostar launched services from a second railway station in the UK when Ashford International was opened. [11] Also in 1996, Eurostar commenced its year-round service to Disneyland with the first train running on ...
The tunnel was officially opened on 6 May 1994, with services between Cheriton and Coquelles beginning in July the same year, when the first freight shuttles started running. Passenger services then started in December 1994. As a result of the Sangatte Protocol signed between France and the UK in 1991, juxtaposed controls have been established ...
Getlink's origins can be traced to the formation of Groupe Eurotunnel on 13 August 1986; it was established in accordance with the Concession Agreement of 1986 between the governments of France and the United Kingdom with the goal of financing, building and operation of a tunnel between England and France.
Russia's oldest gas export route to Europe - a pipeline dating back to Soviet days - was set to shut at the end of 2024, as a five-year transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires.
By the end of September, two-thirds of the north tunnel had reopened. Full service resumed in February 2009, after the completion of repairs costing €60 million. The fire was the third to force the tunnel's closure since its opening in 1994, [ 2 ] the first being the 1996 Channel Tunnel fire , the second an August 2006 fire that broke out on ...