HISTORY
What year the Channel tunnel was opened?
1994
50km/31miles
How many tickets they sell in 2023?
around 11milion
How long did the construction take?
6 years
How much people traveled at the peak time 1998?
18.4 milions
What kind of trains were first in tunnel 1994
freight trains
What is the power source for trains?
overhead line (electrified)
What means the "nose to nose" meeting?
François Mitterrand and Queen Elizabeth II meeting
How large are the "larger" tunnel (wide)?
7.6m wide
Why there is a need for full passport control?
border between the Schengen Area and the Common Travel Area
Who proposed tunnel idea in 1802
Albert Mathieu-Favier
What kind of track gauge they use?
Standart gauge, Europe, Usa, East Africa, Asia
5*
What year digging started?
1988
In what city trains stopped in france for passport control
Stop in Lille
What was the purpose of the first tunnel plan?
transport with horses
160kmh
How many were employed at the peak time?
15000 people
What tunnel they digged first?
service tunnel
In what year direct service from London to Amsterdam started
2018
What happened 2015 June/July in tunnel?
problem of migrants
How many tracks are in tunnel?
2 single tracks
What car John Surtess drove from England to france in 2009 (using service tunnel)
Ginetta G50 EV electric sport car
In what year they meeted under sea?
1990
What motorway The UK site uses?
M20 motorway