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The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche; also referred to as the Chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) rail tunnel linking Folkestone Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point it is 75 m (250 ft) deep.

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line length (μ)
50450.0
location
English Channel
number of tracks
1, 2
opening date
1994-05-06, 1994-11-14
opening year
1994-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Eurostar, Eurotunnel, DB Schenker Rail (UK)
owner
Eurotunnel
route end location
Coquelles
route start location
Kent, Folkestone
speed limit (kmh)
160.0
type of electrification
25 kV AC railway electrification
voltage of electrification (V)
25000.0
latitude
51.0971
longitude
1.15583

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