On This Day: Channel Tunnel opens to passengers On Nov. 14, 1994, the 31-mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel opened to passenger traffic between England and France.

In 1990, the Chunnel was still being built. It was built from Sangatte, France, south of Calais, to the suburb of Folkestone, ... CBS News App Open. Chrome Safari Continue. Be the first to know.

Police reinforcements are being sent to the French port city of Calais to try to deal with thousand of migrants trying to get to Britain. The migrants are mostly from the Middle East or Africa.

Passengers Safe After Chunnel Fire. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will ...

The tunnel, now branded the "Chunnel," took seven years to build. It's actually three 35-mile-long tunnels equipped for passenger trains and for shuttles that can carry cars and trucks. ...

On Nov. 14, 1994, the 31-mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel opened to passenger traffic between England and France.