One train an hour is extended beyond Cambridge to serve all stations to King's Lynn, whilst the alternative services run to Ely.

Three Class 365 EMUs received names associated with the line: Greater Anglia regularly runs services between Stansted Airport and Norwich on an hourly basis via the Breckland line, running non-stop between Ely and Cambridge North.

[5] The section between Cambridge and Ely is also used non-stop by CrossCountry services from Stansted Airport (and onward to Birmingham New Street via Peterborough and Leicester).

In the Down direction, the entrance to the single line sections is protected additionally by SPAD indicators.

[8] There are Neutral Sections at Shepreth Branch junction, Milton Fen and just north of Littleport bypass.