Aldwych tramway station

This article is about a disused tram station. For the former London Underground station, see Aldwych tube station.

Aldwych tramway station
General information
Location	Holborn, London, UK, Camden United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.513778°N 0.117944°W / 51.513778; -0.117944
Grid reference	TQ305811
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London County Council Tramways
Key dates
24 February 1906 (1906-02-24)	Opened
6 April 1952 (1952-04-06)	Closed

Aldwych tramway station (separate from Aldwych Underground station) was a tram stop underneath Kingsway, a road in central London, England. It was built in 1906 by the London County Council Tramways as part of the Kingsway tramway subway, joining the separate networks of tramways in North and South London.

Services

Tram services commenced on 24 February 1906, running from Angel through Holborn, the other station in the tram subway, to 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.

Redevelopment

The exit of the Strand Underpass. The former Aldwych subway station was around here.

LCC Tramways in Holborn
north to Highbury & Islington Holborn Kingsway tramway subway Aldwych west to Kennington Gate │ east to Tower Bridge River Thames

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 subway, and rises at its north end through the site of the former Holborn tramway station. No sign of either of the former stations is visible on the surface or from the road tunnel.

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