Transportation

The UK is on the west of the Continent and also it is on the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of islands of Great Britain island, Northern Ireland, and about 900 islands. The UK' s shape looks like boot.

Train

Many people in the UK live along way from their work. They often travel by train from the suburbs into the town centre to work. The organisation of the railway system in the UK has changed recently. For many years the railway was run by a public company, British Rail. In 1994, this company was split into two parts: Railtrack, which owns the track and the station,and several private companies, which operate the trains.

I researched about Channel Tunnel. The UK is surrounded by ocean so it is not connected with other countries like Japan. But people can go France easily thanks to Channel Tunnel. This is the longest Tunnel in the world. The total length of the tunnel is 50.45km. And people can through this tunnel by train. It takes only 20 minutes from England to France. Standard fare is about ￡44 , and over night fare is ￡49. I was surprised. It is easier and cheaper to go France than using plane.




The UK is surrounded by ocean like Japan. But The UK have a lot of connection with Europe. As you know, the UK is joining EU. Now EU has a 27 member states.
On the other hand, Japan has experience　of national isolation before. Now Japan is opened for other countries, but Japan is still isolated island. If a tunnel is made between Japan to Korea or China, a lot of people will come and go.