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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.
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Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, is a European public company based in Paris that manages and operates the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom, operates the LeShuttle railway service, and earns revenue on other trains that operate through the tunnel (Eurostar passenger and DB Schenker freight).
Comment comparing Elon Musk tunnel to Eurotunnel, noting faster speed than airplanes. Comment on high-speed travel from London to New York, mentioning train speed of 3000mph and its challenges.
Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1886 and 1939: 1890-1939: London: Piccadilly line (Bounds Green to Barons Court) Railway: 19,610: 21,446: Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 1932: 1906–32: London: Piccadilly line (Hounslow Central to Heathrow Terminal 5) Railway: 8,760: 9,580: Deep Level tunnel beyond Hatton Cross ...
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
The Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is a railway terminal built for the transport of road-going vehicles on specially constructed trains through the Channel Tunnel. The station is located in Cheriton , a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent .
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