ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ˈoʊpənd baɪ ðə nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt ɹˈeɪlweɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt bˌʌt klˈoʊzd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti təbi ɹɪˈoʊpənd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wɛn ðə kˈɜːɹənt ɹˈaʊt tə slˈæʃ fɹʌm kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ænd ðə lˈaɪn ˈiːst tə tʃˈɪpənˌæm dʒˈʌŋkʃən ænd ðˈɛns tʊ ænd ˈɪpswɪtʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
Originally opened by the Newmarket Railway in 1848 but closed in July 1850 to be reopened in September 1850 when the current route to/from Cambridge was completed the following year and the line east to Chippenham Junction (and thence to  and Ipswich) in 1854.