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Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is 68 miles 59 chains (110.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street [ 1 ] and, on the main line, it is situated between Manningtree to the south and Needham Market to the north.
East Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of East Ipswich in City of Ipswich . It opened in 1879 as Limestone, being renamed East Ipswich in 1892.
Ipswich Railway Station, circa 1906. The first railway station opened in Ipswich in 1865. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the 34 kilometre section of the Main line from Grandchester. [1] [2] [3] In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt. [4] Two pieces of associated historic railway ...
Pages in category "Railway stations in Ipswich City" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Ipswich railway station, Queensland; K.
The station was opened by the Felixstowe Railway & Pier Company in 1877 and takes its name from the street on which it is located in Ipswich. It used to be a popular station for people travelling from the eastern side of Ipswich to the seaside at Felixstowe due to its connection to the local tram system.
Trains from London terminated at the station but from November 1846 when a new line was built by the Ipswich and Bury Railway to Bury St Edmunds trains from Bury used to pass the station, stop at Halifax Junction a short distance to the south and propel back into the terminus usually using the western platform. Trains for Bury would reverse out ...
The other major feature remaining from the railway infrastructure is a locomotive turntable. Ipswich station was unusual for a major station in having only a single line, as the double track main line between Brisbane and Toowoomba was slewed to pass through the station, which only had one through platform face, other platforms being dead ends.
The Ipswich and Bury Railway Company (I&BR) was formed to build a line from Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds. Its Act of 21 July 1845 authorised capital of £400,000 and it shared many shareholders and directors with the Eastern Union Railway (EUR) who were in the process of building their line from Colchester to Ipswich. The companies also shared ...