Eurotunnel is a market leader for cross-channel travel between UK and continental Europe and the choice of 2.3 million motorists and 1.3 million truckers in 2003. Since the Channel Tunnel opened in year 1994, Eurotunnel has captured around 60% of the short-sea market. The Channel Tunnel is 50km long, with the 39km undersea section being the longest undersea tunnel in the world. Eurotunnel offers up to 53 crossings per day using the highest safety & security measures. Eurotunnel locomotives are the most powerful locomotives in the world. Generating up to 7MW (7500hp) they haul trains of up to 2,400 tones at speeds of up to 140kph. 112 million people travelled through the Channel Tunnel on Eurotunnel passenger shuttle services between when it opened in 1994 until 2000. Eurotunnel is also the market leader for pet travel. Some 50,000 dogs and cats have crossed the Channel Tunnel with Eurotunnel in the period between February 2000 and June 2002, thanks to the Pet Travel Scheme.
Eurotunnel is a market leader for cross-channel travel between UK and continental Europe and the choice of 2.3 million motorists and 1.3 million truckers in 2003. Since the Channel Tunnel opened in year 1994, Eurotunnel has captured around 60% of the short-sea market. The Channel Tunnel is 50km long, with the 39km undersea section being the longest undersea tunnel in the world. Eurotunnel offers up to 53 crossings per day using the highest safety & security measures. Eurotunnel locomotives are the most powerful locomotives in the world. Generating up to 7MW (7500hp) they haul trains of up to 2,400 tones at speeds of up to 140kph. 112 million people travelled through the Channel Tunnel on Eurotunnel passenger shuttle services between when it opened in 1994 until 2000. Eurotunnel is also the market leader for pet travel. Some 50,000 dogs and cats have crossed the Channel Tunnel with Eurotunnel in the period between February 2000 and June 2002, thanks to the Pet Travel Scheme.
