Opening
The EUR's Colchester-Ipswich line duly opened experimentally for goods traffic on 1 June 1846, passing government inspection shortly after. Following an inaugural passenger journey for VIPs and lavish opening ceremony on 11 June 1846, the line opened for public passenger traffic on 15 June 1846 from an end-on junction with the ECR at its Colchester station to a terminus at Ipswich. The distance was 17 miles with three intermediate stations, Ardleigh, Manningtree and Bentley. This now forms part of the Great Eastern Main Line.
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