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ENGLAND -FRANCE TUNNEL COMPLETED 1994 COMMENCED RAIL TRANSPORT இங்கிலாந்தையும் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டையும் கடலுக்கு அடியில் சுரங்கம் அமைத்து ரயில் விட 1802 லிருந்து முயற்சி மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு 1987 JULY 29 இல் மார்க்ரெட் தாட்சர் SIGNED DOCUMENT Key dates * 1802: Albert Mathieu put forward a cross-Channel tunnel proposal. 1875: The Channel Tunnel Company Ltd[23] began preliminary trials 1882: The Abbot's Cliff heading had reached 897 yards (820 m) and that at Shakespeare Cliff was 2,040 yards (1,870 m) in length January 1975: A UK–France government-backed scheme, that started in 1974, was cancelled February 1986:The Treaty of Canterbury was signed, allowing the project to proceed June 1988: First tunnelling commenced in France December 1988: UK TBM commenced operation December 1990: Service tunnel broke through under the Channel May 1994: Tunnel formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand Mid-1994: Freight and passenger trains commenced ope...

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...