fɹʌmðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ðə stˈeɪʃən hɐz hæd tˈuː plˈætfɔːɹmz ðə dˌaʊn plˈætfɔːɹm ɪz fɔːɹ tɹˈeɪnz təwˈɔːɹdz ˈɪpswɪtʃ wˌaɪlst ðɪ ˌʌp plˈætfɔːɹm ɪnˈɪʃəli sˈɜːvd bˈɛɹi sənt ˈɛdmʌndz ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈaɪn θɹuː tə nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt ænd kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ænd tʊ ˈiːli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
From the beginning the station has had two platforms – the down platform is for trains towards Ipswich whilst the up platform initially served Bury St Edmunds until the line through to Newmarket and Cambridge was opened in 1854 and to Ely in 1880.