Clare railway station

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Clare
Clare railway station in 2008.jpg
Clare railway station in 2008
General information
Location Clare, West Suffolk
England
Coordinates 52°04′36″N0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E / 52.0768; 0.5846 Coordinates: 52°04′36″N0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E / 52.0768; 0.5846
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865Opened
6 March 1967Closed [1]

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. [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

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