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

Clare
Clare railway station in 2008
General information
LocationClare, West Suffolk
England
Coordinates52°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[1]

The station and line closed in 1967 as part of the Beeching cuts.[2]

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

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 127. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
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