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The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the 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.
When rolling stock does need to be taken to another British location, locomotives and carriages are transported by trucks, as was done with the refurbishment of the locomotives at Brush traction in 2010/2011. The Eurotunnel rail control centre is located within the Folkestone Terminal. All Channel Tunnel traffic is managed from here.
Channel Tunnel: Railway: 50,459: 55,183: Consists of two single track railway tunnels and one service tunnel, 26,988 m of the tunnel is on the British side of the UK/France border: 1994: Kent Ashford Cut and Cover Tunnel Railway 1,562 1,708 Part of High Speed 1 railway [30] 2003 Kent: Medway Tunnel: Road: 240: 260: Carries A289: 1996: Kent ...
The tunnel was completed in 1994 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II and French President François Mitterrand. The park opened to the public in 1997. Samphire Hoe is the location of the cooling station on the English side of the Channel Tunnel, serving as the counterpart to the French station at Sangatte across the Channel.
Cheriton sits on a level shelf halfway up the escarpment of Folkestone Downs, between Cheriton Hill on the landward side and Sandgate Hill going down to the sea. The Folkestone Downs are the southern end of the North Downs, a low range of chalk hills running from London to the White Cliffs of Dover.
The Folkestone White Horse. The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England.It overlooks the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel and was completed in June 2003.
Channel Tunnel: English Channel, United Kingdom/France 50,450 m (31.348 mi) 1994 Second longest railway tunnel until 2016. Longest underwater section, longest international tunnel (2×45 m 2 + 1×18 m 2), running between Folkestone, Kent, and Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais. Railway Single Tube Yulhyeon Tunnel: Seoul Capital Area, South Korea
Folkestone Harbour is the main harbour of the town of Folkestone in Kent, England. The harbour was developed during the 19th century, and became prominent after the South Eastern Railway (SER) began running boat trains to France.