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Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel
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About Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel, sometimes referred to as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Opened in 1994, it remains the only fixed link between Great Britain and the European mainland.

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When the Channel Tunnel was finished, its boring machines, up to 170 metres long, were left underground, and some were buried and bricked up.

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