Trowongan Channel

Trowongan Channel (Basa Inggris: Channel Tunnel; Basa Prancis: le tunnel sous la Manche) iku salah sijiné 10 towongan paling dawa ana ing donya.Trowongan rel kanthi dawa 50-km ing dhasar (sangisoré) Selat Inggris (tepaté ing Selat Dover) kang ngubungake Cheriton, Kent, ing tlatah Britania Raya, uga Coquelles cerak Calaising lor Prancis.Trowongan kang pungkasan dibangun ing taun 1994, mbutuhake biaya kang akèh uga ing pangarapane ngalami kaluputan lan akhiré wisa rampung.Trowongan Channel uga kagolong trowongan dalan sepur utawa rel paling dawa ing donya.Minangka luwih dawa saka Terowongan Seikan ing Jepang. Terowongan Channel dioperasikake déning Eurotunnel plc. Chunnel - Minangka jeneng Chunnel iku kapendekan saka The Channel Tunnel

Trowongan Channel

Map of the Channel Tunnel
Overview
Lokasi	English Channel (Strait of Dover)
Coordinates	Folkestone: 51°5′49.5″N 1°9′21″E Coquelles: 50°55′22″N 1°46′50.16″E
Status	Active
Awal	Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom
Akhir	Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
Operation
Dibuka	6 May 1994 (tunnel) 14 November 1994 (passenger service)
Pemilik	Eurotunnel
Operator	Eurotunnel Eurostar DB Schenker Rail (UK) SNCF
Karakter	Through-rail passenger and freight. Vehicle shuttle.
Technical
Line length	50.45 km (31.35 mi)
No. of tracks	2 single track tunnels 1 service tunnel
Gauge	1.435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Electrified	25 kV AC OHLE

Pranala njaba

• Information on both le shuttle and Eurostar Archived 2005-09-01 at the Wayback Machine.
• Eurotunnel
• Channel Tunnel History Archived 2005-11-20 at the Wayback Machine.
• Channel Tunnel Facts - a selection of historical and geological facts about the tunnel
• Channel Tunnel Fire Archived 2006-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. - detailed technical summary of the emergency response
• Engineering specifications Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
• Another page with history of Channel Tunnel