It is located 15 miles 71 chains (25.6 km) east of Norwich and is the only station on a short stretch of single line between Reedham and Great Yarmouth.

The Bill for the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway (Y&NR) received Royal Assent on 18 June 1842.

The ECR trumped the EUR by taking over the NR, including Berney Arms, effective 8 May 1848.

The former Berney Arms signal box is preserved at Mangapps Railway Museum in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.

While the line was closed the station remained open, although no replacement service was available due to the remote location.

[14] The station is located around 600 metres (0.37 mi) from the River Yare, in an area of exposed grazing marsh.

The surrounding marshland is managed as the RSPB Berney Marshes reserve and is adjacent to Breydon Water, a major site for wildfowl.

During the winter months up until the end of March, the last train from Great Yarmouth to Norwich does not stop at Berney Arms.