Ferry News Archive
Channel Tunnel is fully back in action
Date: 10 Feb 2009 00:00 Source: www.kentnews.co.ukThe Channel Tunnel was fully reopened yesterday (Monday) after three and a half months of repair work, smoothing the way for a return to normal service between the UK and the Continent.
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon gave the departure signal at 3pm on Monday for the first commercial shuttle service to complete the crossing, via Interval Six of the north tunnel, since last year’s fire on September 11.
On board the truck shuttle were 30 heavy goods vehicles and their drivers, taking just 32 minutes to complete the crossing at full operating speed.
From today, Eurotunnel shuttle services will be restored to a regular timetable and passenger train Eurostar will be back to normal journey times on Monday, February 23.
Journeys from London to Paris will take two hours and 15 minutes, with the London to Brussels service taking two hours.
Mr Hoon said after the opening: 'This really is a fantastic achievement. Eurotunnel has done a magnificent job in bringing this vital piece of European high-speed transport infrastructure back into full service so quickly.'
Jacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Eurotunnel, said: 'The departure signal given by the Secretary of State is a tribute to the staff of this company who have completed the reconstruction project under budget and ahead of schedule.'
'We take encouragement from this moment. From here we intend to step up and expand our business.'
To book a ticket, please visit our Eurotunnel page.
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