This article is about the company. For the tunnel it operates, see Channel Tunnel.
Getlink
Company type
Societas Europaea
Traded as
Euronext Paris: GET
CAC Next 20 Component
ISIN
FR0010533075
Industry
Rail transport
Founded
August 1986
Headquarters
Paris, France
Key people
Jacques Gounon (Chairman)
Yann Leriche (CEO)
Services
Operation of Channel Tunnel infrastructure; freight rail transport; car shuttle train services
Revenue
€1.085 billion (2019)[1]
Net income
€159 million (2019)[1]
Number of employees
3,539
Subsidiaries
Eurotunnel, Europorte, ElecLink, CIFFCO
Website
www.getlinkgroup.com
Getlink, 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).[2]
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 50.45 kilometres (31.35 miles) 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.
In 1995, a loss of £925 million was reported by Groupe Eurotunnel; this was partly due to many of the planned services to use the tunnel not yet being permitted. On 2 August 2006, following failed debt restructuring plans, Groupe Eurotunnel was placed into bankruptcy protection; a restructuring plan that involved a £2.8 billion funding arrangement and a debt-for-equity swap was approved by shareholders in May 2007. That same year, it reported a net profit of €1 million, the company's first profitable year. In December 2009, Groupe Eurotunnel and SNCF acquired the French rail freight operator Veolia Cargo, gaining multiple subsidiaries in the process. In June 2010, the company acquired British rail freight company First GBRf for £31 million from FirstGroup. In 2012, Groupe Eurotunnel acquired three Channel ferries formerly belonging to the liquidated SeaFrance ferry service, establishing MyFerryLink to operate them, although this was discontinued due to monopoly allegations after a brief period. On 20 November 2017, Groupe Eurotunnel changed its name to Getlink. In March 2018, the Italian holding company Atlantia acquired the 15.49% stake of Goldman Sachs in Getlink, for roughly €1 billion.
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Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, is a European public company based in Paris that manages and operates the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel between...
carriage, known as the Club Car. The service is owned and operated by Getlink, the owner of the Channel Tunnel. Both terminals are provided with vehicle...
Eurostar.” The rail company claims it had already received support from Getlink – the European company that operates the Channel tunnel – and from HS1...
160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). The tunnel is owned and operated by Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel. The tunnel carries high-speed Eurostar passenger...
bottom of a section of the White Cliffs of Dover. The site is owned by Getlink, and managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Project. It is accessible...
owned by Eurostar Group. Eurostar International is the largest customer of Getlink, the owner of the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar International was formed in...
the French President, François Mitterrand, on 6 May 1994. It is owned by Getlink, which charges a toll to Eurostar for its use. Within the Channel Tunnel...
to the existing transmission networks. It is owned by a subsidiary of Getlink, which owns the tunnel itself. ElecLink is the first UK interconnector...
invested €16.5 billion. In March 2018 Atlantia S.p.A. bought 15.49% of Getlink, the company that controls the Channel Tunnel. As of December 2019, Atlantia...
at the large maintenance facility at Coquelles. "The Channel Tunnel". Getlink. Retrieved 21 December 2023. Channel Tunnel French Terminal at Coquelles...
GWh—approximately 33%, equating to €500,000 ($585,000)—for tunnel operator Getlink. The list of buildings below use Trane systems. Channel Tunnel, between...
the Calais terminal, should it need to be used. "The Channel Tunnel". Getlink. Retrieved 21 December 2023. "Protocol between the UK and France concerning...
following a last-minute strike by staff at the Channel Tunnel operator, Getlink. Eurostar urges its customers not to travel as a result of the strike....
Europorte is a European rail freight company, a subsidiary of Getlink; operating in France and through the Channel Tunnel. The company was formed in 2009...
000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge trains Nice–Digne) Euro Cargo Rail Getlink SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)...
Island MRT line. In September 2020, RATP Dev announces a partnership with Getlink to jointly bid under the "Régionéo" brand name for regional rail services...
lorry drivers heading for the UK and their companies. EuroTunnel (now Getlink), the company that operates the Channel Tunnel, said that it intercepted...
relationship with Hitachi Rail Europe by naming Class 66 locomotive". GetLink. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2024. "GB Railfreight names Class 66...
electric locomotives [when?] at 357 km/h (222 mph). Eurotunnel Class 9 Getlink 9000 Euroshuttle Locomotive Consortium 1993-2002 Electric Bo-Bo-Bo 132...
a large subset of messages: Link layer: RTM_NEWLINK, RTM_DELLINK, RTM_GETLINK, RTM_SETLINK Address settings: RTM_NEWADDR, RTM_DELADDR, RTM_GETADDR Routing...
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€1.085 billion (2019)[1]