 After operating only during peak hours for more than 30 years , the closure announcement came on 4 January 1993 . The original 1907 lifts at Aldwych required replacement at a cost of £ 3 million . This was not justifiable as only 450 passengers used the station each day and it was losing London Regional Transport £ 150 @,@ 000 per year . The Secretary of State for Transport granted permission on 1 September 1994 to close the station and the branch closed on 30 September . 
