History
The Eastern Counties Railway arrived in 1842, but due to the geography of the town, an 18-arch viaduct had to be built across what is now the town park. The station was built on a viaduct in its current location, with a 3-storey frontage. The present station building dates from a rebuild in 1985. There were 3 lines through the station, 2 platform lines and an avoiding line between them. An unusual signal box (being some 5 stories high at the rear) on the up platform controlled the station including, at the eastern end, a set of sidings that served the Hoffman ball bearing factory. The avoiding line has been removed and the sidings were reduced to serve only a mail sorting office and building materials yard. As of 2009 these sidings were overgrown and little used but the unused signal box still exists.
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