ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt fˈɜːst æz ɐ tˈɜːmɪnəs; ðə stˈeɪʃən hæd fˈoːɹ tɹˈæks, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪn pɹˈæktɪs ˈoʊnli wˈʌn plˈætfɔːɹm wʌz jˈuːzd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə lˈaɪn wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
It was built first as a terminus; the station had four tracks, although in practice only one platform was used before the line was extended to Newmarket in 1854.