Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel," is a 31-mile long tunnel running beneath the English Channel and connecting Great Britain and France. On September 11, 2008, a fire broke out on a truck transport train seven miles from the French exit, forcing 32 passengers to take refuge in the service tunnel.¹

Fast Facts

1. Known as Eurotunnel, Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel"¹
2. Constructed: 1994¹
3. Length: 30 miles (50 km)¹
4. Fire in tunnel injured seven in 1996¹
5. Another fire closed tunnel on September 11, 2008¹
6. Idea of tunnel originally proposed in late 18th century
7. Built by Bechtel Corporation²
8. Constructed between 1986 and 1994²

Design

The Channel Tunnel is actually composed of three different tunnels: one tunnel running toward France, another running toward England and a third service tunnel in between the two.¹

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