File:Chunnel traffic.svg

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Actual Eurostar, Le Shuttle, and freight figures

Year	Passengers transported...			Freight transported...
	by Eurostar[A]	by Eurotunnel Passenger Shuttles (estimated, millions)	Total (estimated, millions)	by through freight trains (tonnes)	by Eurotunnel Truck Shuttles (estimated, million tonnes)	Total (estimated, million tonnes)
1994	~100,000	0.2	0.3	0	0.8	0.8
1995	2,920,309	4.4	7.3	1,349,802	5.1	6.4
1996	4,995,010	7.9	12.9	2,783,774	6.7	9.5
1997	6,004,268	8.6	14.6	2,925,171	3.3	6.2
1998	6,307,849	12.1	18.4	3,141,438	9.2	12.3
1999	6,593,247	11.0	17.6	2,865,251	10.9	13.8
2000	7,130,417	9.9	17.0	2,947,385	14.7	17.6
2001	6,947,135	9.4	16.3	2,447,432	15.6	18.0
2002	6,602,817	8.6	15.2	1,463,580	15.6	17.1
2003	6,314,795	8.6	14.9	1,743,686	16.7	18.4
2004	7,276,675	7.8	15.1	1,889,175	16.6	18.5
2005	7,454,497	8.2	15.7	1,587,790	17.0	18.6
2006	7,858,337	7.8	15.7	1,569,429	16.9	18.5
2007	8,260,980	7.9	16.2	1,213,647	18.4	19.6
2008	9,113,371	7.0	16.1	1,239,445	14.2	15.4
2009	9,220,233	6.9	16.1	1,181,089	10.0	11.2
2010	9,528,558	7.5	17.0	1,128,079	14.2	15.3
2011	9,679,764	7.8	17.5	1,324,673	16.4	17.7
^A  only passengers taking Eurostar to cross the Channel

References

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Traffic figures. Eurotunnel. Retrieved on 2009-01-15.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Study Report Annex 2. Initial East Kent and Ashford Sub-Regional Study for The South East Plan Table 11. South East England Regional Assembly (June 2004). Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ricard Anguera (May 2006). "The Channel Tunnel—an ex post economic evaluation". Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 40 (4): 291-315.
4. ↑ Eurotunnel 2003 Revenue & Traffic. Eurotunnel (2004-01-20). Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Eurotunnel: 2005 Traffic and revenue figures.. Eurotunnel (2006-01-16). Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Eurotunnel 2007 Traffic and Revenue figures: a remarkable year. Eurotunnel (2008-01-15). Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Eurotunnel 2009 traffic and revenue figures. Eurotunnel (2010-01-10). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
8. ↑ Traffic figures. Eurotunnel. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
9. ↑ Eurotunnel 2010 traffic and revenue figures. Eurotunnel (2011-01-18). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
10. ↑ 2011 ANNUAL RESULTS. Eurotunnel. Retrieved on 2012-11-03.

Data used in this plot

This is the chunnel.dat file which was used in combination with the gnuplot file below to create this graph:

# Chunnel traffic figures.
# Original data:
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chunnel_traffic.svg
# Figures in millions of passengers resp. tonnes
#
Year    Eurostar (passengers)   Eurotunnel Passenger Shuttle    Through freight trains  Eurotunnel Truck Shuttle (freight)
1994    0.100000        0.2     0.000000        0.8
1995    2.920309        4.4     1.349802        5.1
1996    4.995010        7.9     2.783774        6.7
1997    6.004268        8.6     2.925171        3.3
1998    6.307849        12.1    3.141438        9.2
1999    6.593247        11      2.865251        10.9
2000    7.130417        9.9     2.947385        14.7
2001    6.947135        9.4     2.447432        15.6
2002    6.602817        8.6     1.463580        15.6
2003    6.314795        8.6     1.743686        16.7
2004    7.276675        7.8     1.889175        16.6
2005    7.454497        8.2     1.587790        17
2006    7.858337        7.8     1.569429        16.9
2007    8.260980        7.9     1.213647        18.4
2008    9.113371        7       1.239445        14.2
2009    9.220233        6.9             1.181089        10.0
2010    9.528558        7.5     1.128079        14.2
2011    9.679764        7.8     1.324673        16.4

Gnuplot file used to make this graph

This is the gnuplot file used to make this graph:

set terminal svg enhanced fsize 12 size 750,500
set output 'chunnel traffic.svg'
set datafile missing '-'
set datafile separator "\t"
set style data linespoints

set title "Channel Tunnel traffic" 

set xlabel "Year"
set xdata time
set timefmt '%Y'
set xtics nomirror
set mxtics 2
set xrange ["1994":"2011"]
set format x "%Y"

set ytics 2
set y2tics 2
set ylabel "Millions of passengers"
set y2label "Millions of tonnes of freight"
set grid noxtics
set grid ytics
set key on inside left top box
set key autotitle columnhead
set yrange [0:22]
set y2range [0:22]

set style line 1 lw 3 pt 4 # for Eurostar passengers
set style line 2 lw 3 pt 4 # for Le Shuttle passengers
set style line 3 pt 3 # for Le Shuttle freight
set style line 4 pt 3 lc rgb "#660066" # for Through freight

plot 'chunnel.dat' using 1:2 linestyle 1, '' u 1:3 ls 2, '' u 1:4 ls 3, '' u 1:5 ls 4

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