text: Ipswich is one of the Haven ports and is still a working port, handling several million tonnes of cargo each year.  Prior to decommissioning, HMS Grafton was a regular visitor to the port and has special links with the town and the county of Suffolk.  HMS Orwell, named after the river, is also closely linked with Ipswich.
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  Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line from London to Norwich, the East Suffolk Line to Lowestoft and the Felixstowe Branch Line. Trains are run by Greater Anglia, which operates direct services to cities including London, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Norwich and Peterborough. Ipswich engine shed opened in 1846 and closed in 1968. Ipswich is still a signing-on point for locomotive crews and a stabling point. The town has a smaller suburban station at Derby Road east of the town centre, on the Felixstowe branch line.
  Ipswich is close to the A12 and the A14 roads. The Orwell Bridge which carries the A14 over the River Orwell connects it to the Port of Felixstowe, a major container port  to the east.
  Bus services in Ipswich are operated by Ipswich Buses, First Eastern Counties, Beestons and several smaller companies. Town services operate mainly from Tower Ramparts bus station and regional services from the Ipswich Old Cattle Market bus station. Ipswich Airport closed in 1996.
  Ipswich is on Sustrans's National Cycle Route 1 and National Cycle Route 51.