dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ sˈæŋktən wˈʊd, ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɔːɹməli ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ᵻlˈɛvən mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn jˈuːniən ɹˈeɪlweɪz lˈaɪn fɹʌm ˈɪpswɪtʃ.
Designed by Sancton Wood, the station was inaugurated formally in November 1847, eleven months after the opening of the Eastern Union Railway's line from Ipswich.