Stoke railway station (Suffolk)

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Stoke
Stoke by Clare station and mill.jpg
Stoke by Clare station, 1865
Location Stoke-by-Clare, West Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865Opened
6 March 1967Closed

Stoke railway station was a station that served the village of Stoke-by-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.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sturmer
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway
  Clare
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 52°03′53″N0°32′25″E / 52.0646°N 0.5403°E / 52.0646; 0.5403


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