Channel Tunnel

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Channel Tunnel

n
(Railways) the Anglo-French railway tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel, between Folkestone and Coquelles, near Calais; opened in 1994. Also called: Chunnel or Eurotunnel
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Noun1.Channel Tunnel - the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English ChannelChannel Tunnel - the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
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Channel Tunnel

n the Channel Tunnel → il tunnel sotto la Manica
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GETLINK, the Channel Tunnel operator, reported slumps in its truck and car traffic figures in July, which it blamed on a slowdown in UK consumption and later holiday departures.
Late holiday bookings cause slump in Getlink's Channel Tunnel traffic
The only UK rail projects mentioned are the Channel Tunnel link and the West Coast Main Line modernisation.
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I mean, the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Channel Tunnel is an important milestone for sure.
With the Brexit clock ticking ever more []; THE DIARY
1990: Crews at work on the Channel Tunnel met for the first time when French workers drilled a pilot hole through to the British side of a service tunnel.
ON THIS DAY
Summary: June 20, 1993: Eurostar crawls through Channel tunnel
Eurostar crawls through Channel tunnel
ElecLink was established in 2011 and is developing a high voltage direct current interconnector to link the electricity markets of Great Britain and France via the Channel Tunnel. Once operational, ElecLink will increase the existing interconnection capacity between the two countries by 50% thereby enhancing security of electricity supply for both businesses and domestic consumers.
Groupe Eurotunnel to acquire 51% of Eleclink from STAR Capital to gain 100% control
1990: The two halves of the Channel Tunnel were joined under the sea.
ON THIS DAY
PARIS, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- France said on Thursday that extra security measures and deployment of additional police forces had helped completely curtail the flow of illegal migrants from northern France to Britain, most of them trying to enter Britain hidden in trucks or trains using the Channel Tunnel. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told Deputies here that "not one migrant" has managed to illegally enter Britain on this route since last Sunday.
France says it has stemmed flow of illegal migrants to UK
Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in France overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing the suspension of rail services, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said.
Migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel, disrupt cross-channel trains
CHANNEL Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar notched up record passenger numbers - despite disruption from last month's strikes in Calais.
Business travellers swell Eurostar's passenger numbers
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