It is 85 miles 76 chains (138.3 km) measured from London Liverpool Street via Ely and is situated between Manea and Whittlesea stations.

The regional route between Ely and Peterborough still runs through the station and an increasing number of freight trains pass through.

In 2021, a Victorian ledger dating back to April 1885 was found after it fell from the loft of the station when contractors were removing rotten wood work.

The St Ives branch was closed completely in March 1967 as a result of the Beeching cuts, whilst the Wisbech line (known as the Bramley Line) closed to all traffic in 2000 having lost its regular passenger services (through to Kings Lynn) in September 1968.

[5] An hourly East Midlands Railway service between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street normally runs through without stopping, though a few morning and evening peak trains do call.