Eurotunnel Calais Terminal
Train station served by Eurotunnel trains to the UK via the Channel Tunnel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Eurotunnel Calais Terminal is a railway terminal built for the transport of road-going vehicles on specially constructed trains through the Channel Tunnel. The station is located in the commune of Coquelles in the Pas-de-Calais department near the city of Calais. It is the terminal for the France and by extension the rest of Continental Europe. On the British side is the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal located at Cheriton, near Folkestone. The passenger service building at the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is called the Charles Dickens Terminal, named for the British author Charles Dickens.[1]
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Calais Terminal | |||||||||||
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Eurotunnel Shuttle vehicle transport terminal | |||||||||||
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Location | Coquelles France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°55′22″N 1°48′50″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Getlink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Channel Tunnel | ||||||||||
Platforms | 10 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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Opened | 6 May 1994 (1994-05-06) | ||||||||||
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