Between 1881 and 1951 it was a junction for a short route to Wymondham and was closed as a result of the Beeching Axe with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich.

[2] Forncett station was opened on 7 November 1849 by the Eastern Union Railway although regular services did not commence until 12 December that year.

[3] The Great Eastern Railway opened the Wymondham – Forncett line on 7 May 1881 and facilities such as the turntable (diameter 44 feet 9 inches) and footbridge were added at this time.

The intention was to give the line from Wells-next-the-Sea a connection into Norwich to Liverpool Street trains at Forncett and vice versa.

Heavy flooding on 26 August 1912 saw the main line north of Forncett Junction closed with trains diverted via Wymondham.

The passenger service had not been restored after the war and by the July 1950 timetable change there was no traffic at all from Forncett towards Wymondham.

[8] The station was in the news in July 2012 when the body of a woman who had died after being hit by a train was found at the site.