Record traffic for Eurotunnel’s car carrying trains

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Eurotunnel’s car carrying trains have experienced record traffic levels, with more than 74,000 vehicles using the service in just one week in August.

The Le Shuttle service, which transports cars, motorcycles, caravans and coaches through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone and Coquelles, is part of the Groupe Eurotunnel.

A new daily record was also set on August 11 – the penultimate day of the London Olympic Games – with 15,152 vehicles using the service.

The traffic levels were the highest since the end of Duty Free sales in 1999.

Jacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Groupe Eurotunnel SA, said: “In a highly competitive market this new record demonstrates the efficiency and flexibility inherent to the Le Shuttle service, the professionalism of our staff and the attraction for the travelling public of a transport system that is both fast and environmentally friendly.”

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