Aldwych tramway station

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.

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

Aldwych tramway station
LocationHolborn, London, UK, Camden
United Kingdom
Coordinates51.513778°N 0.117944°W / 51.513778; -0.117944
Grid referenceTQ305811
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon County Council Tramways
Key dates
24 February 1906 (1906-02-24)Opened
6 April 1952 (1952-04-06)Closed

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.


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