It was located 86 miles and 54 chains from Liverpool Street and was opened to passenger in 1849.

A single track railway opened as far as Finningham on 7 June 1848 which was for goods traffic only.

There was a small brick built shelter on the down side for Norwich bound passengers.

[4][5] Following nationalisation in 1948 Finningham station became part of British Railways Eastern Region.

Freight, which for many years during the 1950s consisted of a daily pick-up freight train between Norwich and Stowmarket, was finally withdrawn on 28 December 1964 and the goods sidings were all lifted the following year on 15 July 1965.

[6] The last passenger trains called on 5 November 1966 when the Ipswich to Norwich stopping service was withdrawn.

[7] In the March 1850 Bradshaws Guide Finningham appears on page 33 and on weekdays has two up services at 0830 to Colchester with a connection via the Eastern Counties Railway to Liverpool Street at 12:50pm.

The Bradshaws guide for July 1922 shows the trains serving Finningham in the last summer before the big four grouping the following January.

[8] In the 7 September 1964 – 13 June 1965 British Railways Eastern Region public timetable, Finningham appeared in table 3.