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The Channel Tunnel, popularly known by the portmanteau "Chunnel," is a passage carved under the English Channel that connects the coasts of France and England. Tunnel transit is highly regulated, and two forms of transport are available to individual travelers. They may travel through the Chunnel by riding a passenger train or by being carried in their own cars on a vehicle shuttle train. Rail fares are administered by Eurostar, and the vehicle shuttle operates under the name Eurotunnel.
The Chunnel is the nickname for the "channel tunnel" running under the English Channel between Folkestone, England and Sangatte, France. Thanks to the Chunnel, train travel between London and Paris now takes two and a half hours, with 35 minutes of that in the Chunnel itself.
Chunnel is the moniker used to refer to the English Channel underwater tunnel that connects England to France. Since its inception, the Chunnel has made travel between these two countries easy and popular. Passengers not bringing vehicles on their trip can travel through the Chunnel by Eurostar train; Eurotunnel provides train service for passengers traveling with cars. The Chunnel journey is fast and links hub stations that offer limitless options to continue travel throughout Europe.
Europe's Chunnel Train, also known as the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar, is an underwater rail service linking England and northern France. Constructed beneath the English Channel, the rail system has been named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Since opening in 1994, it has become a vital lifeline transporting both passengers and goods.
Chunnel is short for channel tunnel. Officially opened in 1994, the channel tunnel is the 31 mile underground train tunnel that runs beneath the English channel, connecting France and England. There are two companies offering different train services running through the tunnel: Eurostar and Eurotunnel. The Chunnel consists of a service tunnel for maintenance, emergencies and ventilation as well as two main tunnels for freight and passenger trains.
The Chunnel, or Channel Tunnel, was the result of a combined effort on behalf of two English banks, three French banks, five British construction companies and five French construction companies. The project cost an estimated $21 billion, the most expensive tunnel construction project to date. Approved by the parliamentary branches of both the English and French governments, the respective construction companies broke ground in 1988.
