Clare | |
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General information | |
Location | Clare, West Suffolk England |
Coordinates | 52°04′36″N0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
9 August 1865 | Opened |
6 March 1967 | Closed [1] |
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.
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 | ||
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Stoke Line and station closed | Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway | Cavendish Line and station closed |
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