Bungay railway station was located on the now disused Waveney Valley Line which ran between Tivetshall and Beccles.

It was one of two stations in Suffolk on the line, which curved across the county boundary then back into Norfolk.

[2][3][4] On 9 March 1863 the 4:50pm Bungay-Beccles train was derailed dragging its carriages for about 70 yards before running off the embankment.

[5] In August 1912 the line was temporarily closed between Bungay and Harleston as the River Waveney had flooded.

During World War II the station probably saw its busiest period of operation due to the proximity of a number of airbases.

A signal box was located at the east end of the station opposite the goods yard.

[10] The original station buildings were timber and lasted until the 1930s, when an improved brick structure was provided by the London & North Eastern Railway.