Aldwych tramway station
| Aldwych tramway station | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Holborn, London, UK |
| Area | Camden |
| Coordinates | 51°30′50″N 0°07′05″W / 51.513778°N 0.117944°WCoordinates: 51°30′50″N 0°07′05″W / 51.513778°N 0.117944°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London County Council Tramways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 24 February 1906 | Opened |
| 6 April 1952 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Aldwych tramway station (not to be confused with Aldwych tube station) was a tram stop underneath Kingsway, a road in central London. It was built in 1906 by the London County Council Tramways as part of the Kingsway tramway subway, a subterranean tram route which was constructed to join the separate networks of tramways in North and South London.
[edit] Services
Tram services commenced on 24 February 1906, running from The Angel, Islington through Holborn, the other station in the tram subway, terminating at Aldwych. Through services across London began on 10 April 1908, running from Highbury station through Holborn and then east to Tower Bridge or south to Kennington Gate.
Following the decision to withdraw tram services in London and replace them with buses, the station closed just after 12.30am on 6 April 1952.
[edit] Redevelopment
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In 1964, the Strand Underpass, a road tunnel, was opened to alleviate northbound traffic flow from Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway. The underpass took over a section of the tram tunnel, and rises at its north end through the former location of the Aldwych tramway station. No sign of the former station is visible on the surface or from the road tunnel.
[edit] External links
- Includes an illustrated account of a visit to the site in November 2003
- LCC Tramways 1914 Map showing routes south of Aldwych station
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