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{{Short description|Company operating the Channel Tunnel}}
{{about|the company|the tunnel it operates|Channel Tunnel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Getlink
| logo = Getlink Logo.svg
| logo_size = 100px
| image = 
| image_size = 
| image_caption = 
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{EuronextParis|GET|FR0010533075|XPAR}}<br>[[CAC Next 20|CAC Next 20 Component]]
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|FR0010533075}}
| area_served = 
| key_people = {{ubl
|[[Jacques Gounon]] ([[chairman]])
|[[Yann Leriche]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
}}
| industry = Rail transport
| products = 
| services = Operation of [[Channel Tunnel]] infrastructure; [[freight rail transport]]; [[car shuttle train]] services
| revenue = {{Increase}} €1.085 billion <small>(2019)</small><ref name="2019 Full Year Results">{{cite web |publisher = Getlink |url = https://www.getlinkgroup.com/content/uploads/2020/02/200227-getlink-robust-2019-annual-results.pdf |title = Getlink: Robust 2019 Annual Results |date = February 2020}}</ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} €159 million <small>(2019)</small><ref name="2019 Full Year Results"/>
| num_employees = 3,539
| divisions = 
| subsid = {{ubl|[[Eurotunnel]]|[[Europorte]]|[[ElecLink]]|CIFFCO}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1986|08}}
| location = [[Paris]], France
| homepage = {{url|http://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).<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.getlinkgroup.com/en/legal-information/getlink-website-legal-information/ |title = Website legal information |website = Getlink |language = en-GB |access-date = 2 December 2019}}</ref>

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&nbsp;billion to the final cost of £9.5&nbsp;billion. On 6 May 1994, the completed tunnel was officially opened. Its rail infrastructure comprises {{Convert|50.45|km|mi|abbr=off}} of [[double track]] railway in the main tunnels, plus extensive surface-level terminal facilities at [[Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal|Folkestone]] in England and [[Eurotunnel Calais Terminal|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&nbsp;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|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 [[GB Railfreight|First GBRf]] for £31&nbsp;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 (company)|Atlantia]] acquired the 15.49% stake of [[Goldman Sachs]] in Getlink, for roughly €1 billion.