UNDER WAY ENGLISH SEA,A TUNNEL LINKED FRANCE AND ENGLAND COMPLETED 1990 DECEMBER 1
UNDER WAY ENGLISH SEA, A TUNNEL LINKED FRANCE AND ENGLAND COMPLETED 1990 DECEMBER 1 The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche; also nicknamed and shortened to Chunnel)[2][3] 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. Channel Tunnel Map of the Channel Tunnel Overview Location English Channel ( Strait of Dover ) Coordinates 51.0125°N 1.5041°E Coordinates : 51.0125°N 1.5041°E Status Active Start Folkestone , Kent , England , United Kingdom ( 51°5′49.5″N 1°9′21″E ) End Coquelles , Pas-de-Calais , Hauts-de-France , France ( 50°55′22″N 1°46′50.16″E ) Operation Opened 6 May 1994 (tunnel) 14 November 1994 (passenger service) Owner Eurotunnel Operator Eurotunnel Eurostar DB Schenker Rail (UK) Charact...