It was a stop on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway's Yarmouth-Lowestoft line that closed in 1970.

[2] Built in 1903, the route ran from Lowestoft Central in Suffolk to Yarmouth Beach in Norfolk.

[3] The station buildings included a large brick goods shed, signalbox, footbridge and an extensive coal depot.

Following the closure of the Beccles to Yarmouth South Town line to passengers in November 1959, express trains from London Liverpool Street to Great Yarmouth were rerouted via Lowestoft where they reversed, before running along the coast line through Corton, Hopton-on-Sea and Gorleston-on-Sea.

[3] By 1970, the route was deemed uneconomic; despite a local effort to keep the line running as a tourist attraction, full closure came on 4 May that year.