Not to be confused with the Kingsway Tunnel in Liverpool. Much of this area and the tunnel to Holborn was used as a store-room. Part of the tunnel is used as an emergency headquarters for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority. Aldwych station closed to passengers in 1994, however every so often the London. The remaining northern part of the tunnel has sometimes been used in films, for example the secret entrance to the base in the film version of The Avengers. The Strand Underpass, which opened in 1964, comes to surface level part way. Night bus via Temple, Aldwych Australia House. Aldwych tramway station was a tram stop that was underneath Kingsway. Our Customer Services department is open Monday to Friday from 8.45am to 5pm GMT. The Aldwych station was demolished but the disused Holborn station remains underground. The cheapest way to get from East Ham to Strand underpass costs only 1, and the quickest way takes just. Thursday's matinee performances at the Novello and Aldwych theatres were also cancelled. Our popular Aldwych design is now available in a G fitting with a Dainite rubber studded sole, for greater longevity and grip. Unlike other stations designed by Leslie Green for the. A2 Aldrich Terrace 146 B1 Aldridge Road Villas 29 A2 Aldsworth Close 26 B2 14 B1/B2 Aldwych Aldwych Underpass 14 B1 Alexander Mews 30 A1 Alexander Place. In the 1970s most of the tunnel was converted to the Strand Underpass, for use by road traffic. The tunnel towards Covent Garden (at this point heading southwest) passes under the Aldwych tunnels. end of the tunnel has been used by cars under the name of the Strand Underpass. The floor of the tunnel was lowered in 19 to accommodate double decker trams. A road linking New Oxford Street at Holborn with The Strand at Aldwych.
The link from Holborn to Aldwych opened in 1906, and the extension to Waterloo Bridge opened in 1908. There was an intermediate station at Aldwych. The Kingsway Underpass is a cut and cover tunnel in London that was built for trams, and runs from Southampton Row in Holborn, passes under the whole length of Kingsway, and emerges under Waterloo Bridge.