Aldwych tube station
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Aldwych tube station is a closed London Underground station on the Strand, best known for its use as a filming location and for occasional public tours of its preserved early-20th-century platforms and tunnels.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disused London Underground station
ⓘ
former railway station ⓘ |
| architect | Leslie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Leslie Green oxblood red glazed terracotta frontage ⓘ |
| branchLineLength | approximately 0.4 miles ⓘ |
| closedToPassengers | 30 September 1994 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Holborn tube station via Aldwych branch ⓘ |
| constructionCompany | Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| entranceOn | Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 1 ⓘ |
| formerName | Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | TQ 307 810 ⓘ |
| hasDisusedPlatform | one platform kept in near-original condition ⓘ |
| hasEscalators | no ⓘ |
| hasLiftAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasPreservedFeatures |
early-20th-century platforms
ⓘ
original lifts and lift shafts ⓘ original tiling and signage ⓘ |
| hasShortWorkingServiceHistory | shuttle service to Holborn ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of London’s transport heritage sites ⓘ |
| lineOperatorAtClosure | Piccadilly line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strand, City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
King's College London Strand Campus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Courts of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySquare | Aldwych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | frequent use in films, television dramas and commercials ⓘ |
| opened | 30 November 1907 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | London Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
cost of replacing lifts
ⓘ
low passenger numbers ⓘ |
| renamed | 1915 ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Piccadilly line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | ALD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Aldwych branch of the Piccadilly line ⓘ |
| tourOrganiser | London Transport Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourType | occasional guided public tours ⓘ |
| trackCount | 2 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
filming location
ⓘ
heritage tour site ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Second World War as an air-raid shelter ⓘ |
| usedFor |
London Underground film and TV productions
ⓘ
storage of artworks from the British Museum during World War II ⓘ training exercises ⓘ |
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