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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Channel_Tunnel
gptkb:Eurotunnel
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gptkbp:annualFreight
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approx. 1.6 million trucks (pre-pandemic)
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gptkbp:annualRidership
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approx. 10 million (Eurostar, pre-pandemic)
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gptkbp:buildingCompleted
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1994
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1988
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:English_Channel
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gptkbp:deepestPointBelowSeaLevel
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75 m
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gptkbp:electrification
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25 kV AC overhead
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gptkbp:emergencyServices
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on-site fire and rescue teams
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gptkbp:endPoint
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gptkb:Coquelles,_Pas-de-Calais,_France
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gptkbp:engineer
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gptkb:TransManche_Link
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gptkbp:engineeringChallenge
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undersea construction
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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studied and mitigated
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gptkbp:features
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high security measures
service tunnel for evacuation
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:government
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gptkbp:gauge
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standard gauge (1,435 mm)
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gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing
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Schengen border
juxtaposed controls
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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UK-France (Channel Tunnel)
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gptkbp:length
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50.45 km
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gptkbp:maintenance
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regular inspections
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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160 km/h (freight), 160-300 km/h (passenger)
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gptkbp:noPublicSubsidy
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true
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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2008 fire
2015 migrant crisis
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gptkbp:notableFor
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engineering achievement
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gptkbp:numberOfHoles
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3
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gptkbp:opened
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1994
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Getlink
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:Getlink
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gptkbp:projectCost
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£9 billion (approximate)
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gptkbp:recordedAt
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third-longest railway tunnel in the world
longest undersea tunnel in the world
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gptkbp:startPoint
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Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom
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gptkbp:symbol
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UK-France cooperation
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gptkbp:trainsOperatedBy
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gptkb:Eurostar
gptkb:Le_Shuttle
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gptkbp:treaty
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Treaty of Canterbury (1986)
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gptkbp:tunnel
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two rail tunnels, one service tunnel
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:tunnel
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gptkbp:underseaLength
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37.9 km
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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not a World Heritage Site
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gptkbp:usedFor
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freight trains
passenger trains
vehicle shuttle trains
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.getlinkgroup.com/en/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:European_rail_network
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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