It is 10 miles (16 km) down the line from Norwich on the routes to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth; it is situated between Buckenham and Reedham.

[3] The Railways Act 1921 led to the creation of the Big Four companies and the GER amalgamated with several companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER); Cantley became an LNER station on 1 January 1923.

Upon nationalisation in 1947, the station became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways In 1997, the privatisation of British Rail saw the station and its services transferred to Anglia Railways, which operated the franchise until 2004 when National Express East Anglia assumed responsibility.

The typical Monday-Saturday service is two-hourly in each direction during off-peak hours, with some additional peak-time services on weekdays; most trains serve the Norwich to Lowestoft line, with two to Great Yarmouth via the Berney Arms branch.

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