ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈaɪlənd plˈætfɔːɹm wʌz ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn wˈʌn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn fɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tɹˈæfɪk loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə dᵻɹˈɛkt ˈɪpswɪtʃ kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ lˈaɪn.
An additional island platform was opened on 1 September 1879 for general traffic located on the direct Ipswich - Cambridge line.