Editing Channel Tunnel (section)

== Terminals ==
{{Main|Eurotunnel Calais Terminal|Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal}}

[[File:Chargement voiture Eurotunnel.jpg|thumb|A car is driven onto a shuttle carriage at the French terminal in [[Coquelles]]]]

The terminals' sites are at [[Cheriton, Kent|Cheriton]] (near Folkestone in the United Kingdom) and [[Coquelles]] (near Calais in France). The UK site uses the [[M20 motorway]] for access. The terminals are organised with the frontier controls juxtaposed with the entry to the system to allow travellers to go onto the motorway at the destination country immediately after leaving the shuttle.

To achieve design output at the French terminal, the shuttles accept cars on double-deck wagons; for flexibility, ramps were placed inside the shuttles to provide access to the top decks.<ref name="Kirkland pp.255–270">Kirkland pp. 255–270</ref> At Folkestone there are {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=in}} of the main-line track, 45&nbsp;turnouts and eight platforms. At Calais there are {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=in}} of track and 44&nbsp;turnouts. At the terminals, the shuttle trains traverse a figure eight to reduce uneven wear on the wheels.<ref name="Kirkland pp.157–174">Kirkland pp. 157–174</ref> There is a freight marshalling yard west of Cheriton at [[Dollands Moor Freight Yard]].