Getlink
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Getlink S.E., formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, is a European public company based in Paris that manages and operates the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom, operates the LeShuttle railway service, and earns revenue on other trains that operate through the tunnel (Eurostar passenger and DB Schenker freight).
Key facts
- Company.name
- Getlink
- Company.logo
- Logo Getlink 2025.svg
- Company.image
- 39, rue de la Bienfaisance (Paris).jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Getlink head office in Paris
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- CAC Next 20 Component
- Company.industry
- Rail transport
- Company.services
- Operation of Channel Tunnel infrastructure; freight rail transport; car shuttle train services
- Company.revenue
- €1.614 billion (2024)
- Company.net_income
- €317 million (2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 3,539
- Company.location
- Paris, France
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation and early activity
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Operations and services
- Vehicle shuttle trains
- Freight train services
- Passenger services
- Electrical interconnector
- Samphire Hoe
- Future operations
- Low cost passenger train service
- Regional rail
- Rolling stock
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Getlink S.E., formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, is a European public company based in Paris that manages and operates the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom, operates the LeShuttle railway service, and earns revenue on other trains that operate through the tunnel (Eurostar passenger and DB Schenker freight).
Groupe Eurotunnel was established on 13 August 1986 to finance, build, and operate the Channel Tunnel under a concession granted by the French and British governments. The tunnel was constructed between 1988 and 1994 by TransManche Link (TML) under a contract issued by Groupe Eurotunnel; construction costs would overrun considerably, from TML's original estimate of £4.7 billion to the final cost of £9.5 billion. On 6 May 1994, the completed tunnel was officially opened. Its rail infrastructure comprises of double track railway in the main tunnels, plus extensive surface-level terminal facilities at Folkestone in England and Calais in France. The rail network for operation of the Eurotunnel Shuttle train services is entirely self-contained, with connections near the two terminals to the respective national railway networks. Signalling and electric traction supply are also under Getlink control.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Getlink” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.