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What year did they start constructing the Channel Tunnels
1988
What two countries are connected by the Channel Tunnel
The United Kingdom and France
What to they use to travel through the tunnel
High speed passenger trains
who was the first to propose to build the tunnel under water
Albert Mathieu-Favier
How much did it cost to build the Channel Tunnels
9 billion (equivalent to 22.6 billion in 2023).
How long is the Channel Tunnle
50.45km
How long it takes to travel through the Channel tunnel
35min
what was the material that was excavated through
chalk
How deep undeer water is the Channel Tunnel located
75m
What year did the Channel Tunnle open
1994
How many trains go through the Channel Tunnels every day
350
Who promoted to build the Channel Tunnel
William Low and Sir John Hawkshaw
What did they use to build the Channel Tunnels
Tunnel boring machine
Who operates the Channel Tunnels
Getlink
what is the speed limit on the trains
106km/h
What kind of problems did they have when building the Channel Tunnel
Fires, tunnel kraks, water leakage
How many people were hired to work on the Channel Tunnel
15 000
Who was the first passenger on the Chnnel Tunnel
Quuen Elizabeth the second
in 2017 how many passengers went through the Channel Tunnel
10,3million
How many fires where in the Channel Tunnels
3