Megaprojects The Channel Tunnel: Planned in 1802… and Built in 1994 Posted: March 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 It took nearly 200 years of planning and one of the most ambitious ...

THE numerous advantages that will result from the making of a tunnel between England and France ... headings were commenced on both sides of the Channel, but the failure of the French Channel ...

Most underwater tunnels - including the 50km Channel Tunnel between the UK and France – burrow through bedrock beneath the seafloor. Here instead, 90 individual elements will be linked up ...

Security measures were being stepped up at the entrances to the Channel Tunnel today after 44 asylum seekers managed to walk several miles along one of the main tunnels. Eurotunnel bosses were ...

CONSTRUCTION of the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and France – also known as Chunnel – began in 1988, with the first tunnel opening on May 6, 1994. Critics, however ...

The Channel Tunnel is an undersea railway tunnel which connects the UK and France via Kent and Calais, beneath the English Channel. Having opened in 1994, it has the longest underwater section of ...

FS Italiane Group said it plans to launch services through the Channel Tunnel by 2029. A co-owner of Avanti West Coast has emerged as another potential rival to Eurostar in running passenger ...

Eurostar holds a monopoly in running passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, which opened in 1994. A Virgin Group spokesperson said: “Finally a green signal for competition. The Temple ...

In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel rail line could triple, while fares could fall by almost a third. These are the findings of a new report conducted by consultancy Steer and ...

A new player is vying to end Eurostar’s dominance of the Channel Tunnel (Picture: Marco Ottico/LaPresse/Shutterstock) For three decades, Eurostar has held a ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... International train ticket prices through the Channel Tunnel could drop by up to 30 per cent if passenger numbers increase ...

In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel rail line could triple, while fares could fall by almost a third. These are the findings of a new report conducted by consultancy Steer and ...