Strand Underpass Strand Underpass The Strand Underpass is a one-way vehicle tunnel in central London connecting Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway near Holborn. Opened in 1964, it was built within the former Kingsway tramway subway, which closed in the 1950s. The underpass is built within part of the former Kingsway tramway subway, which was wide and allowed bi-directional flow because of the fixed rails and relatively narrow width of the trams. The new underpass was built by John Mowlem & Co and opened on 21 January 1964. It is only wide, and consequently normally one-way northbound because of the side clearances required. The
Kew Railway Bridge and has been rented from British Rail and its heirs ever since. In "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", a 1964 serial from the BBC's "Doctor Who", the TARDIS materialises under Kew Railway Bridge, where it is subsequently trapped when the bridge collapses. A District Line service can also be seen crossing the bridge in the 1965 drama Four in the Morning. Kew Railway Bridge Kew Railway Bridge (or Strand-on-the-Green Bridge) spans the River Thames in London, England, between Kew and Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick. The bridge, which was given Grade II listed structure protection in 1983, was designed by W. R. Galbraith