A new report forecasts a drop in Channel Tunnel rail fares of nearly a third as new operators enter the market. In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel rail line could triple ...

Most underwater tunnels - including the 50km Channel Tunnel between the UK and France – burrow through bedrock beneath the seafloor. Here instead, 90 individual elements will be linked up ...

In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel rail line could triple, while fares could fall by almost a third. These are the findings of a new report conducted by consultancy Steer and ...

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is pushing ahead with plans to run trains through the Channel Tunnel after regulators approved its application to gain access to the line. In a blow to ...

In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel rail line could triple, while fares could fall by almost a third. These are the findings of a new report conducted by consultancy Steer and ...

CONSTRUCTION of the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and France – also known as Chunnel – began in 1988, with the first tunnel opening on May 6, 1994. Critics, however ...

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group said there are “no more major hurdles to overcome” before it can begin operating passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel following a determination by ...

To make each 217m (712ft) long and 42m wide element reinforced steel is cast with concrete. Most underwater tunnels - including the 50km Channel Tunnel between the UK and France – burrow through ...

Eurostar holds a monopoly in running passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, which opened in 1994. A Virgin Group spokesperson said: “Finally a green signal for competition. The Temple ...

Breaking Eurostar’s monopoly was never going to be easy, but a handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen. For nearly three decades, Eurostar has been the only rail operator ...