"A secret disused underground station that was used by thousands of Londoners during the Blitz has been opened up for rare public viewing. Visitors have been able to take a tour of the Aldwych Tube Station, one of London's closed underground stations, which included a platform which stopped operating in 1914. The station, which looks the same as it did nearly a century ago, has been used for filming in Atonement, V For Vendetta, Superman 4 and 28 Weeks Later. Visitors were given a rare chance to see the disused station which was used during the Blitz. The tracks were laid before the introduction of suicide pits common on tube lines today The original 1907 lifts are still in place, though no longer operational. There is also a platform that shows the tracks laid before the introduction of suicide pits common on tube lines today. Part of the tour includes a climb down an old spiral emergency stairs and there is an original Piccadilly line tube train still sat at one of the platforms. London Transport Museum held tours of the station today and will hold tours again next weekend. The tour includes a platform closed in 1914 which was used as a store for the National Gallery during the 2nd World War." Inside the ghost Underground: Aldwych Tube Station used as air raid shelter and in filming for Atonement | Mail Online
