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How long does it take to get from London to Paris using the channel tunnel?
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About 2 hours 15 minutes
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Is the Channel Tunnel electric powered or gas powered?
All trains using the Channel Tunnel are electric. As with most other long tunnels, the only trains are electric because otherwise the fumes would be too much for the passengers. The Channel Tunnel connects the United Kingdom and France. It runs between Folkestone in Kent and Sangatte near Calais in Pas-de-Calais. You have two options for travelling through the Channel Tunnel. You can take a high speed passenger train, or you can take put your car one of the vehicle transporting trains. A train takes approximately 25 minutes to go through the Channel Tunnel. The Eurotunnel Shuttle is the brand name for the car carrying trains which run through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone and Calais. Eurostar is the brand name of the company running high speed trains London-Paris and London-Lille-Brussels through the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar uses the stations: St. Pancras (London), Gare du Nord (Paris), Bruxelles Midi (Brussels) and Lille Europe. Currently these are the only passenger trains operating through the tunnel. The Eurostar takes 2 hours 15 minutes between London and Paris. There is approximately one train per hour in each direction.
How many miles is it from London to Paris by road?
The driving distance from London to Paris is 288 road miles, using the A1.
How long does it take to fly between London and Basel?
Approximately 12 hours. This assumes you do not stop for any breaks, and you use the Channel Tunnel, which is quicker than using a ferry.
What is the short definition of the Channel Tunnel?
The Channel Tunnel is a rail tunnel which connects England and France, running underneath the English Channel. The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5 Km from end to end, of which 37.9 Km is underwater. The Channel Tunnel runs between Folkestone in Kent and Sangatte near Calais in Pas-de-Calais. At its lowest point, the Channel Tunnel is 75 metres (250 ft) below sea level. A train takes approximately 25 minutes to go through the Channel Tunnel. The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994. You have two options for travelling through the Channel Tunnel. You can take a high speed passenger train, or you can put your car one of the drive-on, drive-off vehicle transporting trains. The Eurotunnel Shuttle is the brand name for the car carrying trains which run through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone and Calais. Eurostar is the brand name of the company running high speed trains London-Paris and London-Lille-Brussels through the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar trains run at up to 300 Km/Hr on the High Speed Lines on either side of the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar uses the stations: St. Pancras (London), Gare du Nord (Paris), Bruxelles Midi (Brussels) and Lille Europe. Some trains stop additionally at other intermediate stations. Currently these are the only passenger trains operating through the tunnel. The Eurostar takes 2 hours 15 minutes between London and Paris. There is approximately one train per hour in each direction.
Can you drive from England to Spain?
Yes, but you have to cross the English Channel. You can do this by using a ferry or you can put your car on a train which will cross the Channel via the tunnel.
Can you drive from Ireland to Paris?
You drive south to Folkestone where there is a tunnel underneath the English Channel. You drive onto a train, then sit as the train goes under the tunnel in 35 minutes. The train comes out in Calais. You can then drive on to Paris.
What is special about the Chunnel?
The most important fact is that no one calls the Channel Tunnel the Chunnel. This is a name thought up by the media when the tunnel was being dug. It is just referred to as the Channel Tunnel or the Tunnel.
In 1919 the first international commercial airline service commenced between which two cities?
First scheduled London-Paris passenger service (using airplanes). Aircraft Travel and Transport inaugurated London-Paris service (Aug. 25). Later the company started the first trans-Channel mail service on the same route (Nov. 10).
What was the cost of the chunnel?
There are two methods of using the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar, a fast rail service from London to Europe. & the Shuttle, that takes passengers in their cars or coaches & lorries from Folkestone to Calais. Technically you cannot go ON the Channel Tunnel, but you can go THROUGH the channel tunnel. Eurostar fares start at £69 return standard class. Euro Tunnel fares start at £45 for a car on a 2 day return prices correct as of 5/2/10 (2/5/10 in the US)
How many miles are there from London to Marseille France?
777 miles taking this route:Take M20 from London to the CHANNEL TUNNEL at J11A near Folkestone.Go through the CHANNEL TUNNEL (toll) from FOLKESTONE, U.K. to COQUELLES, FRANCE (near CALAIS) using the high-speed car-transport train.From the other end of the tunnel, follow signs to E15/A26 to PARIS.Follow E15 (A26) to E17 (continuation of A26).Follow E17 (A26 - A5 - A31) back to E15/A6 towards LYON.Follow E15 (A6 - A46 [around Lyon] - A7) to E714/A7 to MARSEILLE.CContinue following A7 (E714 - E712 [going into Marseille]) to Marseille.
How many miles from whitehaven cumbria to calais in France?
407 miles to the CHANNEL TUNNEL (or 417 miles to Dover [using the ferry]). This is the route:Take A595 CALAIS, from Whitehaven, to A66 PENRITH (to M6).Take A66 to M6 (S) to PRESTON, outside of Penrith.Take M6 (SOUTH) down to M1 (S) to LONDON. To bypass BIRMINGHAM, take M6 TOLL.Take M1 to The SOUTH to M25 to STANSTED AIRPORT and DARTFORD (to M20) at J6A.Take M25, around LONDON, to M20 to DOVER and the CHANNEL TUNNEL. You will be crossing the River Thames via the DARTFORD X-ING (toll).Take M20 to the CHANNEL TUNNEL at J11A. Or, if you wish to take the FERRY instead, continue on M20 & A20 to DOVER, where you will follow signs to the FERRY PORT.From there, you will then take the CHANNEL TUNNEL high-speed rail shuttle or the FERRY from Dover to CALAIS FRANCE. So, in total the route is 446 miles either way.
Why isn't there a road bridge over the English Channel which connects Britain to mainland Europe?
Because they built a tunnel instead. The English Channel is unusual because of the large amount of shipping which goes through and across it, and the fact that does not have just one shipping lane, the shipping traffic covers the complete width of the Channel. The longest single bridge span in the world is about 2 Km (when the Channel Tunnel was being planned in the 1980's it was the Humber bridge at 1410 metres). The Straits of Dover, the narrowest part of the Channel, is 34 Km wide, A bridge would need about 20 bridge supports standing in the water. Sooner or later a ship would accidentally crash into one of them and bring the bridge down. No bridge support can be strong enough to withstand a crash with a fully laden cargo ship. Other long bridges have the luxury of a narrow channel through which all the ships travel. These bridges cross the shipping channel in one span, they have shorter spans for the shallower water each side. The only alternative was a tunnel. Road tunnels need ventilation shafts every 1 - 2 Km, because the engines consume large amounts of oxygen and put out poisonous fumes. You equally cannot have air shafts in mid-channel, a ship would hit them and flood the tunnel. So the option they chose was a railway tunnel using electric trains, which allowed direct high speed trains London - Paris etc., and cars and freight vehicles being carried on shuttle trains through the tunnel.
