Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal

Folkestone Terminal
Eurotunnel Shuttle vehicle transport terminal
Eurotunnel HGV Shuttle departing from Folkestone to Calais
General information
LocationFolkestone
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°05′48″N 1°08′14″E / 51.09667°N 1.13722°E / 51.09667; 1.13722
Owned byGetlink
Line(s)Channel Tunnel
Platforms10 island platforms
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened6 May 1994 (1994-05-06)
Services
Preceding station   Eurotunnel   Following station
Terminus   Eurotunnel Shuttle
Channel Tunnel
  Calais
Location
Map

The Eurotunnel Folkestone 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 Cheriton, a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent. It is the terminal for the United Kingdom. On the French side is the Eurotunnel Calais Terminal located at Coquelles, near Calais. The passenger service building at the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is called the Victor Hugo Terminal, named for the French author Victor Hugo.[1]

  1. ^ "The Channel Tunnel". Getlink. Retrieved 21 December 2023.