What is the channel tunnel?
The United Kingdom and France
What equipment was used for the construction of The Channel Tunnel?
Tunnel boring machines
What is the speed limit for the Eurotunnel trains?
What is the deepest The Channel Tunnel goes to?
75 meters
What company owns and operated The Channel Tunnel?
Getlink
How many tunnel boring machines were used for the tunneling?
Eleven
Who was the first passenger on The Channel Tunnel shuttle?
Queen Elizabeth II
How many fires has the tunnel had?
Three
How many kilometers long is The Channel Tunnel?
50,45km
How many workers lost their lives during the construction?
Ten workers
How many trains pass through the Eurotunnel daily?
Over 400 trains
How long are the shuttles?
About 800m
What year was the tunnel opened?
1994
1988
About how many passengers have used The Channel Tunnel in the last thirty years?
Half a billion
How fast does the Eurostar go outside the tunnel?
Reaches speed of 300 kph
What two towns are connected by the tunnel?
Folkestone and Coquelles
How did the TBMs operate during construction?
They cut through chalk marl
How many cats and dogs have boarded the trains since 2000?
Over 2 millions
It was first proposed in 1802