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2 | MANE RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | MAY 2019
The Channel Tunnel - 25 Year Anniversary
One of the biggest engineering projects in the UK officially opened 25 years ago, as of the 6th of May.
The Channel Tunnel which runs from Folkestone to near Calais in France, took more than five years to complete and is now used by over 22 million passengers every year. It is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and the European mainland.
The tunnel itself has a length of over
50km and cost around £9 billion to
create, well over its predicted budget.
However over the last 25 years it has
been used by millions and will
continue to do so for the foreseeable
future.
Fun fact: They didn't quite meet in the
middle - the English side tunnelled the
greater distance! (Picture courtesy of the Institution of Civil Engineers)