Clare railway station

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Clare
Clare railway station in 2008.jpg
Clare railway station in 2008
LocationClare, West Suffolk
England
Coordinates52°04′36″N 0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E / 52.0768; 0.5846Coordinates: 52°04′36″N 0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E / 52.0768; 0.5846
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865Opened
6 March 1967Closed

Clare railway station was a station that served the village of Clare in Suffolk, England. It opened in 1865 on the Stour Valley Railway between Sudbury and Cambridge.

The station and line closed in 1967 as part of the Beeching cuts.[1]

The platforms, station building, waiting room and a goods shed are within the Clare Castle Country Park.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stoke
Line and station closed 		  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway 		  Cavendish
Line and station closed

References[]

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

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