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.

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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

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Folkestone locatedNear Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminus Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Rail Link connectsWith Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Rail Link connectsWith Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Channel Tunnel Rail Link endPoint Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Channel Tunnel portal at Cheriton, Kent
TVM cab signalling usedOn Channel Tunnel
London–Amsterdam usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
The Tunnel setInLocation Channel Tunnel
northern France transportHubFor Channel Tunnel
subject surface form: Northern France
Mini-Europe hasLandmarkModel Channel Tunnel
Opal Coast transportConnection Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Channel Tunnel (nearby at Calais)
TVM-430 usedOn Channel Tunnel
Cheriton hasTransportLink Channel Tunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel operates Channel Tunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel manages Channel Tunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel concessionFor Channel Tunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel notableProject Channel Tunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel parentCompanyOf Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Eurotunnel Shuttle operatesThrough Channel Tunnel
Eurotunnel Shuttle usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
Eurotunnel Shuttle partOf Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Channel Tunnel transport system
Eurotunnel Shuttle terminals operatedBy Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Europorte operatesThrough Channel Tunnel
ElecLink location Channel Tunnel
CIFFCO serviceArea Channel Tunnel
CIFFCO affiliation Channel Tunnel
CIFFCO affiliation Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Intergovernmental Commission for the Channel Tunnel regulates Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Channel Tunnel fixed link
Safety Authority for the Channel Tunnel relatedTo Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Channel Tunnel Act 1987 appliesTo Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Act 1987 relatedTo Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Act 1987 category Channel Tunnel
Treaty of Le Touquet relatedTo Channel Tunnel
Coquelles connectedBy Channel Tunnel
Cheriton Terminal railOperator Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel
Cheriton Terminal partOf Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Channel Tunnel system
Cheriton Terminal openedWith Channel Tunnel
Coquelles Terminal partOf Channel Tunnel
Coquelles Terminal partOf Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel system
Coquelles Terminal operator Channel Tunnel
this entity surface form: Eurotunnel