Eurotunnel is the holder, until 2086, of the Concession to operate the cross-Channel Fixed Link made up of twin rail tunnels and a service tunnel below the bed of the Straits of Dover, of two terminals in Folkestone (Kent) and Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais) which provide access, as well as a fleet of 25 Shuttles which transport passenger vehicles or trucks.
This impressive undersea structure, the longest in the world, also gives passage to passenger and freight carrying trains belonging to rail operators.
The commercial opening of the Channel Tunnel in spring 1994 has allowed the expansion of exchanges of both people and goods between Great Britain and the continent: 195 million passengers and 176 million tonnes of merchandise have passed through the Tunnel*.
The world leader in Piggy-Back transport, Eurotunnel manages a transport system whose speed, frequency and safety are without compare, the only one to allow the crossing of a major obstacle such as the Channel at high speed, without transfer and no matter what the prevailing weather conditions.
The Shuttles and trains which use the Channel Tunnel are all electric, thus substantially limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, to a level well below that of the competing maritime companies.
Through its subsidiary Europorte 2, Eurotunnel maintains the possibility of operating rail services across Europe.
Eurotunnel is the holder, until 2086, of the Concession to operate the cross-Channel Fixed Link made up of twin rail tunnels and a service tunnel below the bed of the Straits of Dover, of two terminals in Folkestone (Kent) and Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais) which provide access, as well as a fleet of 25 Shuttles which transport passenger vehicles or trucks.
