Holborn–Aldwych branch

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The Holborn–Aldwych branch was a short, now-disused spur of the London Underground’s Piccadilly line that ran between Holborn and Aldwych in central London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disused London Underground railway branch
former Piccadilly line branch
city London NERFINISHED
closingDate 1994-09-30
closureReason cost of lift replacement at Aldwych
low passenger numbers
connectedStation Aldwych station NERFINISHED
Holborn station NERFINISHED
constructionStart early 1900s
country United Kingdom
electrification third rail and fourth rail system
fareZone Zone 1
hasTunnelType deep-level tube
historicalName Strand branch
lineLength 0.5 miles
0.8 kilometres
locatedIn Central London
surface form: central London
locatedUnder Kingsway NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
mapColour dark blue (Piccadilly line colour)
numberOfStations 2
openingDate 1907-11-30
operator London Underground NERFINISHED
originalCompany Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway NERFINISHED
owner London Underground NERFINISHED
partOf Piccadilly line NERFINISHED
peakServiceFrequency every few minutes
platformsAtAldwych 2
platformsInUseAtClosure 1
railSystem London Underground NERFINISHED
region England
servedArea Aldwych NERFINISHED
Holborn NERFINISHED
Kingsway NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
servedBorough City of Westminster NERFINISHED
London Borough of Camden NERFINISHED
servedLine Piccadilly line NERFINISHED
servicePattern shuttle between Holborn and Aldwych
serviceType shuttle service
status disused
terminus Aldwych station NERFINISHED
Holborn station NERFINISHED
ticketingZone Travelcard Zone 1 NERFINISHED
trackGauge standard gauge
usedFor emergency exercises
film and television location
training

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Holborn station formerService Holborn–Aldwych branch