Secret Tunnel Beneath The Sea: The Hidden 50-Km Passage That Connects England And France 20 Floors Below The Ocean | World News
New Delhi: Under the calm surface of the Channel Sea, very few people can imagine. Trains are rapidly moving in silence in a tunnel that connects two countries that once separated by the sea, well below the roaring waves.
The Channel Tunnel, mostly called Chunnel, extends 50.45 kilometers and connects the folkestone in the city of England to Coquelles in France’s Pas-de-Calais. It extends in the depths of the British Canal, which combines the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. What makes it remarkable is the depth of a 20 -storey building, which is about 75 meters below the sea base and is equivalent to the reversed height of the building.
The longest submarine tunnel in the world
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This is the longest submarine tunnel ever made. The construction started in 1988 and the first passenger train was put into service in 1994. Approximately 23.3 kilometers of its total length are directly below the sea. Japan’s Seikan Tunnel is also underwater, but under the sea is shorter than about 23 kilometers.
A network of three tunnels
The Channel Tunnel is not just a single transition. It contains two main railway tunnels and a smaller service tunnel. Passenger and freight trains use it daily. The most famous of these is the Eurostar, the high -speed passenger train, which connects London to Paris and Brussels in a little more than two hours.
Another service called Le Shuttle carries cars, buses and trucks ferries from the tunnel. Passengers can ride on private trains with their vehicles, lean on their back and go on the other hand ready to continue their journey.
The journey that replaces the sea and air
Before the tunnel was found, travelers relied on the ships or flights between Britain and France. The ships took longer and the flights were more expensive.
The tunnel changed everything; Speed, comfort and a new sense of connection between the two countries.
Every year, millions of passengers pass through this engineering wonder. It has become an important part of Europe’s transportation network by carrying people and goods rapidly under the sea.
Today, the Channel Tunnel is of importance beyond being a connection between countries. This is the symbol of a route in which the human imagination can lead to the ocean under the ocean, and the humming of the waves is replaced by the noise of the trains.
