Clare railway station

Clare
Clare railway station in 2008
Location
Place	Clare
Area	Suffolk
Coordinates	52°04′36″N 0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°ECoordinates: 52°04′36″N 0°35′05″E / 52.0768°N 0.5846°E
Operations
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
9 Aug 1865	Station opens
6 Mar 1967	Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Clare railway station was a station in Clare, Suffolk.

History

Clare railway station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 9 August 1865.^[1] It was closed on 6 March 1967 along with the other stations on the line between Shelford and Sudbury.

The platforms, station building, waiting room, and a goods shed are within the Clare Castle Country Park.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stoke		Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway		Cavendish

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

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