Clare railway station

Disused railway station in England

52°04′36″N 0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E / 52.0768; 0.5846Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates9 August 1865Opened6 March 1967Closed[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
Stoke
Line and station closed 		  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway 		  Cavendish
Line and station closed

References

  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.
  • Clare station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
  • "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
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