Channel Tunnel
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The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurotunnel | 4 |
| Channel Tunnel (French side) | 1 |
| Channel Tunnel French terminal | 1 |
| Channel Tunnel corridor | 1 |
| Channel Tunnel rail routes | 1 |
| Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton | 1 |
| Chunnel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fixed link
ⓘ
international infrastructure project ⓘ rail tunnel ⓘ undersea tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Chunnel
|
| borderCrossingBetween | United Kingdom and France ⓘ |
| connects |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | tunnel boring machines ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | English Channel seabed ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formerName |
Channel Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurotunnel
|
| hasComponent |
north running tunnel
ⓘ
service tunnel ⓘ south running tunnel ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
central service tunnel for evacuation
ⓘ
cross-passages between tunnels ⓘ fire detection and suppression systems ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| length | about 50.45 kilometres ⓘ |
| lengthUnderseaSection | about 37.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel
ⓘ
Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| lowestPointBelowSeaLevel | about 75 metres ⓘ |
| notUsedBy | road vehicles driving independently ⓘ |
| opened | 1994 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
François Mitterrand
ⓘ
surface form:
President François Mitterrand
Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| openingCeremonyDate | 6 May 1994 ⓘ |
| operator | Getlink ⓘ |
| partOf | High-speed rail link between London and continental Europe ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
rail freight transport
ⓘ
rail passenger transport ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | Treaty of Canterbury ⓘ |
| roadVehiclesTransportedBy | shuttle trains ⓘ |
| significance | one of the longest undersea tunnels in the world ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminusIn |
Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
ⓘ
Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| treatySigned | 1986 ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Eurostar
ⓘ
Le Shuttle ⓘ freight trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chunnel
subject surface form:
Coquelles
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel French terminal
this entity surface form:
Eurotunnel
this entity surface form:
Eurotunnel
this entity surface form:
Eurotunnel
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel (French side)
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel corridor
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton
this entity surface form:
Eurotunnel
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel rail routes