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.

The Channel Tunnel (often called the 'Chunnel' for short) is an undersea tunnel linking southern England and northern France. It is operated by the company Getlink, who also run a railway shuttle (Le Shuttle) between Folkestone and Calais, …

The Channel Tunnel, also referred to as the ‘Chunnel’, is the longest underwater rail tunnel in the world and connects southern England (Folkestone Terminal) to northern France (Calais Terminal) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

Aug 12, 2019 · The Channel Tunnel, which is often called the Chunnel or the Euro Tunnel, is a railway tunnel that lies underneath the water of the English Channel and connects the island of Great Britain with mainland France.

The Channel Tunnel, also known as Eurotunnel or Chunnel, is the world's longest underwater railway tunnel built to connect the United Kingdom with Europe via France. Traveling through the tunnel is possible either by ordinary rail coach or the passengers' ...

The Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in the world: its section under the sea is 38km long. It is actually composed of three tunnels, each 50km long, bored at an average 40m below the sea bed. They link Folkestone (Kent) to Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais).

Jan 16, 2024 · This underground/undersea railroad tunnel connects England with France, crossing the narrowest, but still not that narrow, section of the English Channel. The tunnel allows passengers (and, in many cases, their cars, too) to cross the channel in just over half an hour at speeds as high as 99 mph!

The Channel Tunnel (or Chunnel) (French: le tunnel sous la Manche) is a long underwater tunnel between England and France that runs under the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. It is only for trains .

Nov 24, 2013 · The Channel Tunnel, or "Chunnel" as it is sometimes known, is a 50km-long undersea rail tunnel below the Strait of Dover in the English Channel. 58 electric Brush / Bombardier locomotives, nine Bombardier passenger shuttles, six Breda-Fiat and nine Arbel type truck shuttles and service locomotives.

The Channel Tunnel — also known as the 'Chunnel' — connects the UK to continental Europe with a very long undersea tunnel.