Kingsway tramway subway
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kingsway-tramway-subway-185-273407
title:
Kingsway tramway subway
text:
The Kingsway tramway subway is a cut-and-cover tunnel in central London, built by the London County Council, and the only one of its kind in Britain. The decision in 1898 to clear slum districts in the Holborn area provided an opportunity to use the new streets for a tramway connecting the lines in the north and south. Following the pattern of tramways in New York and Boston, it was decided to build this as an underground connection. The subway opened in 1906 and closed in 1952. The southern end
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description:
Former tram tunnel in London
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsway_tramway_subway
date created:
2003-01-09T13:35:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:08:51Z
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