Ipswich Railway Station

Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is 68mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north. Ipswich is also the terminus of the East Suffolk Line to, a branch line to, and a branch line to, Cambridgeshire. Its three-letter station code is IPS. The station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. HistoryThe Eastern Union Railway (EUR) opened its first terminus in Ipswich, called, in 1846 on Station Road at the other end of the current tunnel close to the old quay for the steamboats and the aptly named Steamboat Tavern. The Ipswich Steam Navigation Company had been formed in 1824 /25 during a period of "steamship mania" and briefly offered services from the quay between Ipswich and London calling at. The current station is just to the north of Stoke tunnel, which was constructed as part of the Ipswich to Ely Line which opened as far as St. Edmunds in late 1846. The station was re-sited to its present location in 1860 and the main building was thought to be principally the work of Peter Bruff; who had certainly started the structure. The actual design was in the Italianate style and submitted by architect Sancton Wood (1816-1886) as part of a competition. When the new station was completed, a new road (Princes Street) linking the station to the town was also opened.

Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is 68mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north. Ipswich is also the terminus of the East Suffolk Line to, a branch line to, and a branch line to, Cambridgeshire. Its three-letter station code is IPS. The station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. HistoryThe Eastern Union Railway (EUR) opened its first terminus in Ipswich, called, in 1846 on Station Road at the other end of the current tunnel close to the old quay for the steamboats and the aptly named Steamboat Tavern. The Ipswich Steam Navigation Company had been formed in 1824 /25 during a period of "steamship mania" and briefly offered services from the quay between Ipswich and London calling at. The current station is just to the north of Stoke tunnel, which was constructed as part of the Ipswich to Ely Line which opened as far as St. Edmunds in late 1846. The station was re-sited to its present location in 1860 and the main building was thought to be principally the work of Peter Bruff; who had certainly started the structure. The actual design was in the Italianate style and submitted by architect Sancton Wood (1816-1886) as part of a competition. When the new station was completed, a new road (Princes Street) linking the station to the town was also opened.