Channel Tunnel
Undersea rail tunnel linking France to UK
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The Channel Tunnel, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone with Coquelles beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. It is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and the European mainland.
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Eurostar passengers 'trapped for hours' in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down Passengers on a Eurostar from London to Paris say they were stuck for hours in the Channel Tunnel after a train broke down.Sky News - Published | |
Watch: Paralympic flame's journey under the sea to France After being lit in Stoke Mandeville the Paralympic torch headed through the Channel Tunnel on its way to Paris.BBC Sport - Published | |
Paralympians light flame before Paris Games The torch will be carried by 24 British bearers on its way to France via the Channel Tunnel.BBC Sport - Published | |
'They need to listen': Protesting French farmers determined to make voices heardWe are standing in the middle of a motorway - the Eurotunnel is only a junction away, but nothing is moving.Sky News - Published | |
Channel Tunnel terminal shut by explosives experts after suspicious vehicle stoppedExplosives experts have shut the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone after a suspicious vehicle was stopped.Sky News - Published |
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