Channel Tunnel
Anglo-French railway link
The Channel Tunnel is the undersea rail tunnel connecting England and France beneath the English Channel.
Opened in 1994, it runs between Folkestone and Calais, carrying passenger trains and vehicle shuttles.
Often shortened to Chunnel: We took the Chunnel to Paris.
Delaware's capital city
- CalaisFrench port, England-facing
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- bilateral treatyTwo-party international agreement
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
Eurotunnel · Margaret Thatcher · border control · customs · immigration · Schengen · international collaboration
Underground excavation equipment
- excavationAct of unearthing
- undersea tunnelTube beneath ocean floor
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
- ventilation shaftPassage for air exchange
drilling · subterranean · structural integrity · civil engineering · boring machine · shielding · trackbed · cross-section
Fast passenger trains
- passenger trainRail vehicle carrying people
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- departureAct of going away
arrival · timetable · reservation · business class · standard class · passport control · duty-free · shuttle service
Point of access
- trade routePath for commerce
- linkageConnected system of parts
- networkInterconnected system
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
Dover
Delaware's capital city
- CalaisFrench port, England-facing
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- bilateral treatyTwo-party international agreement
joint venture · Eurotunnel · Margaret Thatcher · border control · customs · immigration · Schengen · international collaboration
TBM
Underground excavation equipment
- excavationAct of unearthing
- undersea tunnelTube beneath ocean floor
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
ventilation shaft · drilling · subterranean · structural integrity · civil engineering · boring machine · shielding · trackbed · cross-section · safety systems
high-speed rail
Fast passenger trains
- passenger trainRail vehicle carrying people
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
departure · arrival · timetable · reservation · business class · standard class · passport control · duty-free · shuttle service
gateway
Point of access
- trade routePath for commerce
- linkageConnected system of parts
- networkInterconnected system
- KentCanterbury, Dover, Ashford, Folkestone, Chatham
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- rail traveltrain, trains, train car, station, stations
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British Transportrailway, railways, canal, tram, trams
- MegaprojectsPanama Canal, Hoover Dam, Three Gorges Dam, International Space Station, Manhattan Project
Channel Tunnelferry route
Scheduled boat path
hovercraft · car ferry · air travel · airplane · Eurostar
Channel Tunnelbridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
suspension bridge · viaduct · Golden Gate Bridge · overpass · causeway
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