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About Eurotunnel

The Cross Channel Tunnel (French: le tunnel sous la Manche), or Chunnel, is a 31.35 mile long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

The channel Tunnel is one of the world's largest mega projects, which was finally completed in 1994. It is the second-longest rail tunnel in the world, and the undersea section, which is approximately 23.55 miles, is the longest undersea tunnel in the world. It is operated by Eurotunnel and Eurostar.

The Tunnel is now classed as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Cross Channel Tunnel Facts :

For much of its route the tunnel is nearly 40 m (130 ft) under the sea floor, with the southern section being deeper than the northern.

Digging the tunnel took 13,000 workers over seven years, with tunneling operations conducted simultaneously from both ends.

The main rail tunnels met on May 22, 1991 and on June 28, 1991, each accompanied by a breakthrough ceremony.

Almost 5 million cubic yards of chalk were excavated on the British side, much of which was dumped below Shakespeare Cliff near Folkestone to reclaim 0.36 km² (90 acres) of land from the sea.

In all, 10.5 million cubic yards of soil were removed, at an average rate of 2,400 tonnes per hour.

In 1994 the Channel Tunnel was considered completed.

Eurotunnel Overview

Eurotunnel plc (in the UK) and Eurotunnel SA (in France) make up the Eurotunnel Group, founded in August 1986. Eurotunnel manages the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel and operates a fleet of 25 Shuttles which transport passenger vehicles, coaches or trucks between the two terminals in Folkestone (Kent, UK) and Calais Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France). Eurotunnel is market leader for Cross Channel travel. Eurotunnel also earns toll revenue from other train operators (Eurostar for rail passengers, and EWS and SNCF for rail freight) which use the Tunnel.

The Channel Tunnel (in French: le tunnel sous la Manche) is made up of twin rail tunnels and a service tunnel below the bed of the Straits of Dover and is 31 miles (50 km) long and the average depth is 150 feet (45 m) underneath the seabed. This impressive structure is the longest undersea tunnel in in the world.

All the Shuttles and trains which use the Channel Tunnel are electric, thus substantially limiting the amount of greenhouse gases that may be released into the environment.

The tunnel was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and French President François Mitterrand in a ceremony held in Calais on 6 May 1994. It has allowed the expansion of exchanges of both people and goods between Great Britain and the continent. Since commercial services started more 195 million people have travelled through the Channel Tunnel.

The cross channel operator Eurotunnel manages a transport system whose speed, frequency and safety are without compare. A shuttle train journey takes about 35 minutes.

Eurotunnel is quoted on the London, Paris and Brussels Stock Exchanges.

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