Description
- Platform 1 is a bay platform for trains to/from Saxmundham and Lowestoft and Ipswich to Felixstowe services.
- Platform 2 is used for through trains to London from Norwich and Ipswich to Felixstowe services.
- Platform 3 is used for through trains to Norwich from London and Ipswich to Cambridge services.
- Platform 4 (4A,4B, 4C) is used for services to Cambridge and Peterborough, and stopping services to London.
There is an avoiding line between the lines that serve the main through platforms 2 and 3.
Prior to electrification there were 2 short sidings at the London end of the up platform which were used for locomotive changes on up trains when required.
Platforms 3 and 4 can be accessed via the footbridge or by lift.
Opposite Platform 4 at Ipswich Station is a stabling point used by Freightliner diesel and electric locomotives. Classes 66, 70, 86 and 90 are the most common, although locomotives of other companies have been known to use the point in the past. For railway photographers, Platforms 3 and 4 offer the best views of the stabling point.
The station has extensive facilities including self-service ticket machines, ticket counters, ticket barriers, a WHSmith convencience store, 2 cafes, a multi-storey car park, taxi stand, bus station and ATMs. The whole stations is now fully accessible, with lifts having been installed in 2011.
Former train operating company Anglia Railways ran services known as London Crosslink from Norwich to Basingstoke via Stratford. This service started in 2000 and ended in 2002.
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