Channel Tunnel (Channel Tunnel) or in French Le tunnel sous la Manche is a rail tunnel beneath the sea, the longest in the world. Connecting the city of Norfolk's Stone Kent County District Court with Great Britain gallery Town of Calais in northern France. The total length of 50.5 km and 37.9 km long section under the sea, underwater minimum 75 meters and maximum depth of 230 meters, the routes of trains and cars. This creates a tunnel beneath the English Channel, Strait of Dover. This is the narrowest part With a width of 34 kilometers
, English and French are masters of the sea. The Maritime Maritime and trading for so long. The two nations closer together, a water barrier. In the past, travel to England or France, the two countries' maritime lives several hours is critical. Maritime expertise of a skilled captain. Clear weather in
the Channel Tunnel began construction in 1987 and managed by Euro tunneling is enabled on the tunnel opened to traffic on May 6, 1994 on November 14. Fri. . 1994 budget for the construction of 4,650 million pounds, or about 228 million baht more than the projected 80 percent of
trains in the Channel Tunnel is named "Eurostar" (Eurostar), which has a length of 800 meters, or the equivalent. 7 football field using the running speed of 300 kilometers per hour, 2 hours 15 minutes to travel from London to Paris. And from the opening of the tramway in 1994 with the Channel Tunnel rail transport services, which amounted to 57 million equivalent British population.
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