Facts
How long is Channel Tunnel?
50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile)
Whose idea was it to create this tunnel?
Albert Mathieu-Favier
What does the UK uses for access?
M20 motorway
Where did the first opening take place?
Calais
How long is the tunnel?
50,45 km
How fast the train goes in the tunnel
160 kilometres per hour (99 miles per hour)
What year the Channel Tunnel was opened
1994
How much is the main-line track at Folkestone?
20 km
Where was the second opening?
Folkestone
What is the tunnel lowest point?
75m
Who ownes and operates the tunnel?
Getlink
Who was the queen who travel through that tunnel in 1994?
Elizabeth II
How many platforms are in the Folkestone?
8
François Mitterrand.
How many tracks are there?
2 single track tunnels
1 service tunnel
What was the purpose of the tunnel first?
To be able to ride in a horse-drawn carriage
In what year did the tunnel construction began?
1988
What are the 3 tunnels
2 railways, 1 service tunnel
What was the name of the train the president and queen rode on?
Le Shuttle
What is the track gauge?
1,435 mm, standard gauge
How much did it cost to build the tunnel?
£4.65 billion
How many people died during the construction?
From what motorway networks are the terminals easily reachable?
M20, A16
Where did the queen come from and where did the president come from?
From London and France
What trains run there?
Passenger trains, freight trains, vehicle shuttle trains