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Aldwych tramway station

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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.

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Aldwych tramway station
Kingsway, London Holborn (London Borough of Camden)

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Kingsway 15-19
WC2B 6UN London, Holborn (London Borough of Camden)
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