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The '''Channel Tunnel''' (colloquially known as the "'''Chunnel'''") is a [[railway]] tunnel connecting the [[United Kingdom]] with [[France]] beneath the [[English Channel]]. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length (of which 23 miles or 37 km is under water<ref>http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/channel_tunnel.htm</ref>), and extends from near Folkestone, [[Kent]], UK, to Sangatte, Pas de Calais, France. The [[tunnel]] cost £9 billion to build and consists of two parallel single-track railway tunnels with a smaller-diameter service tunnel between<ref>http://www.channeltunnel.co.uk/</ref>. The tunnel is managed by Eurotunnel<ref>http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main</ref>, which operates a shuttle-service carrying cars and trucks between terminals at each end. In addition, high-speed railway services between [[London]] and [[Paris]] and between London and [[Brussels]] run through the tunnel.  These are operated by the railway company Eurostar.

The '''Channel Tunnel''' (colloquially known as the "'''Chunnel'''") is a [[railway]] tunnel connecting the [[United Kingdom]] with [[France]] beneath the [[English Channel]]. It is 31.35 miles (50.45 km) in length (of which 23 miles or 37 km is under water<ref>http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/channel_tunnel.htm</ref>), and extends from near [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]], UK, to Sangatte, Pas de Calais, France. The [[tunnel]] cost £9 billion to build and consists of two parallel single-track railway tunnels with a smaller-diameter service tunnel between<ref>http://www.channeltunnel.co.uk/</ref>. The tunnel is managed by Eurotunnel<ref>http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main</ref>, which operates a shuttle-service carrying cars and trucks between terminals at each end. In addition, high-speed railway services between [[London]] and [[Paris]] and between London and [[Brussels]] run through the tunnel.  These are operated by the railway company Eurostar.

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