Although an English Channel tunnel between Britain and France was a long-standing dream, reality had forced would-be travelers to rely on ferries, or anything else that came to mind.

♪ (narrator) More than 13,000 workers from Britain and France tunneled out from the shore, racing to be the first to reach the breakthrough point under the English Channel.

The Channel Tunnel is actually three tunnels, each 130 feet beneath the sea bed. One tunnel carries passengers and freight from France to England, while another runs in the opposite direction.

Ever since the time of Napoleon, the idea of a tunnel under the English Channel has fascinated the French, and to a lesser degree the insular English. Bonaparte beamed at the thought of his ...

If Soviet tanks ever blitzed across western Europe to the shores of the English Channel, the English had a secret plan to keep them from crossing into Britain.

In the 25 years since it opened, the Channel Tunnel has been hailed as wonder of the modern world and become a vital link between the UK and mainland Europe.

Already in 1802 French mining engineer Albert Mathieu-Favier had submitted to Napoleon Bonaparte a plan for a tunnel under the English Channel to be used by horse-drawn carriages.

Channel Tunnel What is the Channel Tunnel? The Channel Tunnel, also known as ‘Euro-tunnel’ (or ‘Chunnel’), is a series of three tunnels (two carrying tunnels, one service tunnel) linking the southern ...

Embark on an exciting journey aboard the Eurostar from Paris to London, traveling beneath the English Channel at speeds of up to 300 km/h. This video offers a unique look at the Eurostar experience, ...

A broken power cable has halted a freight train in the tunnel under the English Channel, its operator said, causing long delays and cancellations.