ðə lˈaɪn wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn kˈaʊntiz ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˈiːstwɚdz tə bˈɛɹi sənt ˈɛdmʌndz ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, bˌʌt tɹˈeɪnz hædtə ɹᵻvˈɜːs ɪn ɔːɹ ˌaʊɾəv ðə stˈeɪʃən.
The line was extended by the Eastern Counties Railway eastwards to Bury St Edmunds on 1 April 1854, but trains had to reverse in or out of the station.